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Desperate parents calling pharmacies for meningitis jab as stocks run low

A meningitis outbreak in Kent has killed two people and sickened 13, triggering urgent vaccine demand that has depleted pharmacy stocks across the region.

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fromABC7 San Francisco

2 weeks ago

California measles outbreaks linked to pockets of unvaccinated residents

California health departments must identify and quarantine measles contacts within 72 hours, as measles is extremely contagious with nine of ten unvaccinated people contracting it from one infected person.

fromSFGATE

4 weeks ago

Over 200 cases of latent TB reported at SF high school

The San Francisco Department of Public Health said in a news release that among the 1,261 students and staff at the high school, 219 people, or about 17%, tested positive for TB. Subsequently, 204 of those people had confirmed cases of latent TB. The number is a major increase from the 50 latent cases detected by the end of January as testing was ramping up among the school's students and staff.

Public health

fromABC7 San Francisco

1 month ago

Tuberculosis outbreak at San Francisco high school halts in-person classes

A tuberculosis outbreak at Archbishop Riordan High School prompted class cancellations, testing, and hybrid learning after three active cases and 50 latent infections were identified.

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fromLos Angeles Times

2 months ago