The COVID-19 pandemic brought a lot of change, from vaccines to hefty unemployment rates. It also brought a more widespread issue into the light: substance abuse and mental health, especially among school teachers.
Since 2016, at least 434 people have died from fentanyl overdose in Riverside County, but that number could be higher. District Attorney Mike Hestrin says something has to be done.
Riverside County Health Officials announced 30 new monkeypox cases, bringing the total to 158 cases. Officials say Palm Springs makes up exactly half of those total cases.
Fauci, 81, has served at NIAID for 38 years starting in former President Ronald Reagan’s administration, a role in which he helped lead the US response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, as well as West Nile virus, the anthrax attacks, pandemic influenza, various bird influenza threats, Ebola and Zika. He became one of the most public faces of the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
The MPX Surveillance Dashboard is similar to what public health did for COVID-19 with specifics on what age group, gender and cities that are most impacted.
With Splash House events starting Friday night, health officials wanted to clarify some misinformation about how it is spread and who can become infected.
