{"id":125358,"date":"2024-11-13T13:16:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T06:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125358"},"modified":"2024-11-13T13:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T06:16:52","slug":"sonoma-county-reinstates-mask-mandate-for-health-care-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125358","title":{"rendered":"Sonoma County reinstates mask mandate for health care workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>All heath care personnel who see patients in Sonoma County will be required to wear masks from November through April, according to a county news release issued Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div data-pw-page=\"1\">\n<p>All heath care personnel who see patients in Sonoma County will be required to wear masks from November through April, according to a county news release issued Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The order by Dr. Karen Smith, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressdemocrat.com\/article\/news\/sonoma-county-health-officer-karen-smith\/\" id=\"link-502ac4e938218c3481672d93a57c318c\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">the county\u2019s interim health officer<\/a>, goes into effect Nov. 18 and lasts through April 30.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year, we see that higher rates of influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses that can cause severe respiratory infections occur between late fall and spring,\u201d Smith said. \u201cInfluenza and other seasonal respiratory viruses infect tens of millions in the United States each year and can result in serious medical outcomes, including hospitalizations and death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s order applies to all employees working in patient care areas regardless of their vaccination status, the county said, adding that it also applies to businesses with health care delivery facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Smith said she recommends everyone who is eligible get updated COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines to protect them against respiratory illnesses over the winter. She also recommends people wear masks indoors when risk levels are high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe co-occurrence of influenza season with a likelihood of another late fall\/winter surge of COVID-19 may increase the risk of our health systems being overwhelmed with patients with critical respiratory illness,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p><em id=\"emphasis\">Contact Staff Writer Anna Armstrong at 707-521-5255 or anna.armstrong@pressdemocrat.com. <\/em><em id=\"emphasis-f46585e9c0031124206788b3ff09955e\">On X (Twitter) @annavarmstrongg.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressdemocrat.com\/article\/news\/masks-sonoma-county-covid-19\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All heath care personnel who see patients in Sonoma County will be required to wear masks from November through April, according to a county news release issued Tuesday. 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