From the Sonoma County Government: Actions Requested of All Clinicians Encourage and facilitate flu vaccination for everyone age 6 months and older, and encourage and facilitate pneumococcal vaccination for those at increased risk of pneumococcal disease.Encourage all persons with influenza-like illness (ILI)* who are at increased risk for complications to seek medical care promptly.Treat all hospitalized patients with clinical signs and symptoms consistent with influenza. Use oseltamivir, zanamivir or peramivir.Send respiratory specimens (from both upper and lower respiratory tract) for confirmatory PCR influenza testing on all hospitalized patients with clinical signs and symptoms consistent with influenza, especially those in the ICU or fatalities. Sonoma County Public Health laboratory can provide PCR testing. Do not use rapid tests in this setting.Report to Sonoma County Public Health Disease Control 707-565-4566:outbreaks of undiagnosed ILI* in residents of large group or … [Read more...] about Influenza Health Advisory From Sonoma County Government
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Fairfield Fill Pile Problems Could Trigger Federal Involvement
FAIRFIELD, CT — Contamination connected to Fairfield's fill pile could lead a federal agency to become involved in the town's response to the issue, the first selectwoman said Friday. The possibility of federal involvement was one of many takeaways for town leadership after a meeting with state officials to discuss a notice of violation Fairfield received about a month ago from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. "Some of the things I learned in that meeting are very upsetting to me," First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick said. The notice that prompted the meeting cited PCB contamination in soil and sediment at the public works yard, which is the location of the fill pile at the center of a controversy involving felony charges against two ex-town employees and the discovery of contaminants at public properties across Fairfield. The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection considers the fill pile and sites that contain fill from the pile to … [Read more...] about Fairfield Fill Pile Problems Could Trigger Federal Involvement
Schauffele making a name for himself with his golf
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Steve Stricker cared only about securing a spot in the first U.S. Open in his home state of Wisconsin. Still, there was something about the PGA Tour rookie in his group during a 36-hole qualifier that intrigued him. It wasn't just the name: Xander Schauffele. It certainly wasn't the resume. Schauffele had missed the cut in half of the 18 PGA Tour events he had played and was No. 345 in the world ranking. And it wasn't the pedigree. He played at San Diego State, hardly a college golf power. Stricker didn't know any of that in early June of 2017, except that he liked what he saw. “I just remember he had a ton of game and he was a good kid, fun to be around,” Stricker said. “It's kind of cool to see how his career has taken off.” That day was the turning point for Schauffele that took him from relative obscurity to four-time PGA Tour winner to top 10 in the world and his debut for the Americans in the Presidents Cup at Royal … [Read more...] about Schauffele making a name for himself with his golf
Epstein’s charity: an image boost built on deception
Jeffrey Epstein’s foundation looked for all the world like a charitable powerhouse: On its websites and in its news releases, the foundation was described as a patron of hospitals, universities and film festivals, run by a global philanthropist. The organization — known by various names, but usually called the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation — wasn’t officially a charity for much of its existence, having lost its tax-exempt status in 2008. But it worked to his advantage, helping improve the reputation of Epstein, a convicted sex offender. A review of tax documents, government records and information provided by federal officials shows that the foundation lost its tax-exempt status for an unknown reason in the same year Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor. In the years between that case and his suicide in August as he faced federal sex-trafficking charges, Epstein was unshackled from the rigorous financial disclosures that … [Read more...] about Epstein’s charity: an image boost built on deception
California’s presidential primary is wide open — but not because Kamala Harris dropped out
The winner of the Democratic presidential primary in California will likely be decided in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.Maybe throw in Nevada as a California decider too.That’s how human nature behaves, and therefore so does American politics.Those other states will vote first, starting with pampered pipsqueaks Iowa and New Hampshire. They always get all the fun choosing presidential front-runners. Advertisement It’s human to want to be on the side of a winner. That’s why we root for sports teams, our spirits soaring when the squad triumphs, but in the dumpster when it loses.And in politics, we really don’t like to waste our vote on a sorry loser.California will hold its primary election to award convention delegates to presidential candidates on March 3. That’s so-called Super Tuesday, the closest thing we have to a national primary. There’ll be 16 contests in far-flung states and territories, with the largest by far in … [Read more...] about California’s presidential primary is wide open — but not because Kamala Harris dropped out
