San Diego's homeless population has been hit hardest by the highly contagious hepatitis A virus.
The outbreak, which began in November, has spread after vaccination and educational programs in the city failed to reduce the infection rate. The virus attacks the liver.
The public health declaration bolsters the county Health and Human Services Agency's ability to request state assistance to fund new sanitation measures. Areas with high concentrations of homeless people will receive dozens of portable hand-washing stations. Health workers will also use bleached-spiked water for power-washing contaminated surfaces.
Dr. Wilma Wooten, the San Diego Public Health Officer who signed the declaration into law on Friday, says the sanitation precautions are modeled after similar programs in other Southern California cities - including Los Angeles.
Also at Voice of San Diego, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and LA Times.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 04 2017, @07:41PM
we are well-known for our disdain for bums.
Yeah well, it is well placed. We should be rounding up the motherfuckers and drown 'em like the disease ridden rats that they are, turn 'em into chum, and send it to the salmon farms. If it wasn't for the fear of bad PR and these damn SWJs, we could solve the problem before the holiday season starts. Oh wait, it starts on Labor Day now, doesn't it? Oh well, before Halloween then. The point is that liberal impotence has made us flaccid. We have to overcome that if we are to become the great country that can win wars again. This Korean thing is so embarrassing. I can't believe we are letting that fat fucker walk all over us. Absolutely shameful!