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San Francisco DPH ends MPox emergency; highlights DoxyPEP guidance and COVID monitoring
Summary
Director of Health Grama Kovacs told the Health Commission Nov. 1 that DPH ended the MPox public health emergency Oct. 31 as cases fell below one per day, announced new DoxyPEP guidance and ongoing COVID monitoring, and highlighted community programs including Chinatown Child Development Center and Code Lavender at ZSFG.
Grama Kovacs, Director of Health for the San Francisco Department of Public Health, told the Health Commission Nov. 1 that the department ended the MPox public health emergency on Oct. 31 after cases slowed to fewer than one per day and more than 27,000 San Franciscans received vaccination. ‘‘DPH ended the public health emergency on October 31,’’ Kovacs said, and added that MPox remains a circulating concern and the agency will continue targeted prevention efforts.
Kovacs described a new department guidance on doxycycline post‑exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP), citing a recent DPH clinical trial…
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