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2021 Health Alerts, Advisories and Updates
615 - 12/30/21 - UPD - UPDATE: Isolation and Quarantine Periods for COVID-19 for the General Population
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614 - 12/28/21 - UPD - UPDATE: Return to Work Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
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613 - 12/23/21 - UPD - UPDATE: COVID-19 Treatment Options
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612 – 12/23/21 – ADV – Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type B Infections Among Unvaccinated Children
611 – 12/8/21 – UPD – UPDATE: Seasonal Influenza Updates and Reminders
610 - 12/1/21 - UPD - Response to an Outbreak and Residents with Exposure to COVID- 19 for Long-term Care Facilities
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609 - 12/1/21 - UPD - Core Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Long-term Care Facilities
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608 - 11/5/21 - ADV - Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 5 to <12 years Old Children
607 - 10/25/21 - UPD - Public Health Recommendations Given New Evidence on the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant
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606 - 10/25/21 - ADV - Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose
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605 - 10/15/21 - UPD - Point of Care Antigen Test Use and Interpretation
604 - 10/7/21 - Seasonal Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Cases
603 - 10/4/21 - ADV - Increases in Reported Syphilis Delaware County
602 - 10/4/21 - ADV - Recommendations Regarding Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose
601 - 10/01/21 - UPD - Quarantine Recommendations After SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test
600 - 9/30/21 - ADV - COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant People to Prevent Serious Illness, Deaths, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes from COVID-19
599 – 9/24/21 - UPD - Response to an Outbreak and Residents with Exposure to COVID-19 for Long-term Care Facilities
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598 – 9/24/21 - UPD - Core Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Long-term Care Facilities
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597 - 9/21/21 - UPD - Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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596 - 9/16/21 - UPD - Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Exposure to COVID-19
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595 - 9/16/21 - UPD - Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
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594 - 9/15/21 - ADV - Expanded Recall of LeadCare II Testing Supply Kits Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results
593 - 9/7/21 - ADV - Update to Recommendations Regarding Immune-Based Testing for Tuberculosis and Co-administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine
592 - 8/26/21 - ADV - Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19
591 - 8/25/21 - UPD - Outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infections
590 - 8/23/21 - ADV - Increases in Reported Gonorrhea and Primary and Secondary Syphilis
589 - 8/20/21 - UPD - Increase in Cases of Non-respiratory Burkholderia cepacia complex in Pennsylvania
588 - 8/19/21 - UPD - COVID-19 Post Exposure Prophylaxis Update
587 - 8/17/21 - ADV - COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
586 - 8/13/21 - ADV - COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy
585 - 8/6/21 - UPD - Increase in Cases of Non-respiratory Burkholderia cepacia complex in Pennsylvania
584 - 8/3/21 - UPD - Outbreak and Containment of Candida auris in PA Healthcare Facilities
583 - 7/30/21 - UPD - Public Health Recommendations for People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
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582 – 729/21 - ADV - Annual Oral Rabies Vaccination in Western Pennsylvania: Human Implications
581 - 7/29/21 - ADV - Increase in Cases of Non-respiratory Burkholderia cepacia in Pennsylvania
580 - 7/15/21 - ADV - Recommendations for Reprocessing Flexible Bronchoscopes
579 - 6/28/21 - ADV - Anticipated Increase in Legionellosis Cases Due to Seasonality and Increasing Building Occupancies
578 - 6/23/21 - ADV - Circulation of non-influenza and non-COVID-19 respiratory viruses including the respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV)
576 - 6/8/21 - ADV - West Nile Virus Season
575 - 6/3/21 - ADV - COVID-19 Treatment Options
574 - 6/1/21 - ADV - Myocarditis and Pericarditis after Receipt of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Among Adolescents and Young Adults
573 - 5/28/21 - UPD - New Outbreak and Containment of Candida auris in PA Healthcare Facilities
572 - 5/26/21 - UPD - Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A) Case Definition
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571 - 5/13/21 - ADV - Lyme Disease and Other Tickborne Diseases in Pennsylvania
570 - 5/10/21 - UPD - Response to an Outbreak and Residents with Exposure to COVID-19 for Long-term Care Facilities
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569 - 4/30/21 - UPD - Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Exposure to COVID-19
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568 - 4/30/21 - ADV - Core Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Long-term Care Facilities
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567 - 4/30/21 - UPD - Response to an Outbreak and Residents with Exposure to COVID-19 for Long-term Care Facilities
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566 - 04/28/21 - UPD - Updated Public Health Recommendations for People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
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565 – 04/27/21 - ADV - COVID-19 Treatment Options
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564a - 04/20/21 - UPD - Call for Pause of Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
564 - 04/13/21 - ALT - Call for Pause of Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
563 – 04/09/21 - UPD - Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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562 - 03/24/21 - ADV - Quarantine Recommendations After SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test
561 - 03/18/21 - ADV - Identification of Risk for Novel and High Concern Healthcare-associated Organisms as Part of a Comprehensive Travel History
560 - 03/16/21 - UPD - Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Exposure to COVID-19
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559 - 03/16/21 - UPD - Updated Quarantine Recommendations for Persons Exposed to COVID-19
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558 – 03/12/21 – ALT – Interim Guidance on Risk Assessment and Management of Person with Potential Ebola Virus Exposure
557 - 3/9/21 - ADV - Call for Cases: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A)
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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Case Report Form
556 - 02/28/21 - ADV - Change in Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Transportation and Storage Conditions
555 - 02/24/21 - ADV - Salmonella Infections Associated with Small Pet Turtles
554 - 02/23/21 - UPD - Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions for Patients with COVID-19
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553 - 02/22/21 - UPD - Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
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552 – 02/17/21 – UPD – UPDATE: COVID Vaccine Second Dose Administration and Timing
551 - 02/12/21 - UPD - UPDATE: Quarantine Recommendations After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
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550 - 02/08/21 - ADV - SARS-CoV-2 Variants - Situation Updates and Public Health Response
549 – 01/29/21 – ADV – Changes in CDC Gonorrhea Treatment Recommendations
548 – 01/22/21 – UPD – UPDATE: Point of Care Antigen Test Use and Interpretation
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547 – 01/22/21 – UPD – UPDATE: Point-of-Care Antigen Testing for Long-term Care Facilities
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546 - 01/07/21 - ALT - SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant Identified in Pennsylvania Resident
545 - 01/06/21 - ADV - COVID Vaccination Indicators and Contraindications
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