department of _ to the full. following the department of health . to the full. ing the - department of health discussion to the full. following the _ department of health discussion with the information commissioner as the prime minister satisfied that nhs employers will have access to all the information they require in order to ensure that all their staff have indeed been vaccinated. he makes an extremely important point, the data at the moment as it is up to 94% of nhs staff who have been vaccinated, that is a great improvement but we have to make sure we can't all the data as fast as possible and work with all nhs trusts to get that data as fast as possible, one of the big things we have learned is that data needs to be much more accessible and faster to the department of health. had to the opposition _ to the department of health. had to the opposition it _ to the department of health. had to the opposition it would _ to the department of health. had to the opposition it would have - to the department of health. had to the opposition it would have had - to t

to take into consideration for the health and safety of communities across the entire state of florida. i was really surprised when stell was talking about the department of health reaction. i mean they defined themselves as a department that is there to prevent disease of environmental origin. so i decided to take the water test we had done and go visit the department of health myself. i wanted to see what they thought about the water test results. talk about the geiger counter results. see what test protections are available for citizens and what the state is do with all these cancer diagnosis. and it turns out the department of health is on a park property where mosaic had paid for other innovations. ah, and although phosphate is natural for bodies too much of it, like the levels we found in the test that we ran, can cause kidney damage and osteoporosis. ah, and finding out more about the wire service. do you guys have anything that tests for radiation? we haven't had that and i try a fussy person in thank you. appreciate you taking water samples. you found incredible one phosphate because a lot of people love sincere concern, especially to so you k

california san francisco has been working very closely over the past year with the san francisco department of public health, the california department of public health and color genomics on genome basics of the virus. by that, we identify covid positive cases in the city and county, we make an attempt to sequence all cases that we are able to identify. this particular sample, i heard about it yesterday at about 3:00 p.m. and we were able to receive the sample in the laboratory by 8:00 p.m. we ran a very fast molecular test which looks for psychgene drop-out. we were able to get the results of that test within two hours showing that potentially this sample was an omicron variant sample l. to concur this finding, we needed the viral genome of this virus and we used a pocket size sequencer made by oxford technologies. this is a sequencing technology in which we can go from detecting the virus to being able to detect the entire genome within a few hours. we were able to confirm the detection of omicron within five hours and we had most of the genome within eight hours. so 4:00 a.m. last night we were able to d

today, the department of _ am glad they are going. today, the department of health department of health and social i am glad they are going. today, the i department of health and social care board the royal of nursing and others have rightly raised concerns regarding what they refer to as the rationality, personality and recklessness of mandatory vaccination for nhs staff. with approximately 100,000 vacancies already, does the prime minister think that over 70,000 staff will increase or decrease the pressure is on our nhs? i increase or decrease the pressure is on our nhs?— on our nhs? i hear her point and many other— on our nhs? i hear her point and many other colleagues _ on our nhs? i hear her point and many other colleagues have i on our nhs? i hear her point and. many other colleagues have made on our nhs? i hear her point and i many other colleagues have made this point today. i am glad that the numbers are going up but actually, the front bench does not agree with her, they agree with the policy. i do repeat that it is the duty of health care professionals to

so we the department of emergency management is in supports of the department of public health for covid response as we move into this new phase of living with covid. we are in it especially because we are so much safer with the boosters and while we are seeing many many people contract covid. thankfully, it is not landing most people in the hospital. most people recover fairly quickly. that does not mean that it has not had a huge impact. i think where we have seen most recently the impact is really on continuity of operations and business and government because so many people are impacted. in this role we work with because most of the supplies and resources that are associated with covid and keeping people safe like testing and p.p.e. and other materials and supplies are generally scarce resources. all of those purchases are done through the office of purchasing through the city administrator's office. we at dmtake the lead on the logistics and support working with departments doing analysis on what is needed to provide that to the purchaser to let them know exactly with the purchase.

. >> the california department of health says this is not a requirement but gives hospitals flexibility especially with visits have doubled compared to the same day last year. >> the number of covid positive patients in the emergency department is much higher. >> ucsf have not adopted the new guidelines but workplaces outside of the medical field try to figure out how to get employees back safely and quickly. >> one wearing to make it simpler is do you have symptoms or do you not. >> in my opinion if you don't have symptoms that you find in your are vaccinated and boosted situations you will be okay to go out there. >> of 11,000 covid patients are in california hospitals. it would easily surpass a statewide record under 22,000 hospitalizations which happened last january. earlier today the number of hospitalizations nationwide hit a record high of more than 132,000. >> the county banning indoor gatherings with more than 50 people and outbreak gatherings with more than 100 people. the county urging residents to only leave their homes for essential purposes during the next 30 days. that b

you know, it's really about the department of public health's response to omicron surge. ecember, during our hearing about the declaration of emergency in the tenderloin, i asked that the department of emergency management how they were going to balance that responsibility with the ongoing needs of covid response. what we heard or what i heard during that meeting is that the department of emergency management was passing that responsibility onto the department of public health. colleagues, i have been also asking this question just about in general on testing thinking about our downtown and our economy recovery and just understanding that when people travel nonetheless whether they're vaccinated or not, they still need to get testing. so we always know that testing has been a critical piece of this, but now with omicron surge, it's even more critical than ever and i know that, you know, supervisor ronen and melgar during the committee will be hearing also the testing specifically for our school students. but now we're hearing, you know, what supervisor safai just mentioned

the problem is that the department of health is conducting the majority of those tests and they say hospitals need to pick up the slack. with more tests come more positive cases. director of health in san francisco, doctor grant colfax gave an update tuesday on the city's record breaking numbers. and right now. >> nearly one in 5 tests positive. the san francisco department of public health, along with mayor london breed's office will now require large health care providers to help administer tests to minimize the surge in omicron cases, health department to shoulder on the bass purdue of the of this testing. >> and so as we learn to live with this virus has a testing on demand. absence was we need to make sure that everybody is doing their part if hospitals and hospital affiliated systems don't show proof of providing tests for patients who are symptomatic or who are close contact with someone who has tested positive. they'll face fines of up to $10,000 per day. getting that test within 24 hours of that request and that they are then getting results from that testing within 48 hours. and tha

this slide provides an overview of our department of public health services san francisco public healthnet work services. just as it's hard to say where we serve people experiencing homelessness in the department of public health, we provide care in all areas of integrated care. it's hard to show exactly where we serve adults in our system, but as shown in this summary slide, we take care of a large number of older adults in our hospitals and throughout all of our clinics and programs. older adults are a large population we serve. they tend to have more visits, use our services more than younger adults and children, so whether you look at overall encounters or the number of people served, we take care of a large number of these san franciscans, and like all health systems, our programs are impacted by the growing number of older adults in our community and the aging population. we take care of older adults in our system of care, and many programs are tailored to older adults who are particularly vulnerable. these are some of the specific programs throughout our clinics and hospitals which

this slide provides an overview of our department of public health services san francisco public healthnet work services. just as it's hard to say where we serve people experiencing homelessness in the department of public health, we provide care in all areas of integrated care. it's hard to show exactly where we serve adults in our system, but as shown in this summary slide, we take care of a large number of older adults in our hospitals and throughout all of our clinics and programs. older adults are a large population we serve. they tend to have more visits, use our services more than younger adults and children, so whether you look at overall encounters or the number of people served, we take care of a large number of these san franciscans, and like all health systems, our programs are impacted by the growing number of older adults in our community and the aging population. we take care of older adults in our system of care, and many programs are tailored to older adults who are particularly vulnerable. these are some of the specific programs throughout our clinics and hospitals which

health laboratory. this lab will accommodate the needs of the department of health and senior services. the department of agriculture. the department of conservation. and the department of natural resources. and join them together on one campus. this will lead to safer, healthier missourians and a more efficient use of public resources. this year, we are also proposing to double the capacity of our missouri autism centers. this will help more families navigate the challenges of treating autism. and reduce the backlog for missouri's families desperately needing service. i want to thank state treasurer scott fitzpatrick and the first lady for helping bring this to our attention and working to get this done. [cheers and applause] this year, we must take a renewed look at public safety and how best to fight violent crime. we must continue to support our law enforcement professionals who put their lives on the line to protect our families. we can do this by ensuring consistent requirements and appropriate penalties to hold violent criminals accountable while also protecting missouri's second

neither doctor lot of folks nor the florida department of health has provided any document. and in all the existing records that we can find, indicate lots of other doctors treating covid patients at ucla's hospital but not him one other thing to know about doctor ladapo, is that he has not yet been confirmed into this post as florida's surgeon general. governor desantis put him up for the job months ago and he has essentially been functioning as florida surgeon general for the last month. but he does ultimately have to be confirmed by the state senate in florida. yesterday he appeared before the floor and senate for his confirmation hearing. and it was -- it was -- it was something. >> thank you so much mister chair and thank you doctor ladapo for being with us today. do you believe vaccines work? you recognize for a series of answers. >> thank you, thank you senator. i consider vaccines in the same way that i consider other medical therapies. what we care about clinically is whether they are safe and effective. and that is the lens through which i evaluate all medical thera

these are all choices. >> the california department of health said this is not a requirement but gives hospitals flexibility, especially in emergency rooms where visits have doubled compared to the same day last year. >> numbers of covid positive cases in the emergency department is higher than it has been during previous surges. >> ucsf has not adopted the new state guidelines but the surge has created confusion as workplaces outside the medical field try to figure out how to get employees back safely and quickly. >> it's confusing for people. i think one way to think about that may make it simpler is do you have symptoms or do you not? >> state and federal guidelines differ on whether or not to test out after five days. they feel this is part of a transition as people learn how to co exist with covid. >> i think this is the time. i think that people need to understand that this is not going away. in my opinion if you don't have symptoms and you feel fine and you are vaccinated and you are boosted and can wear a mask in most situations are you going to be able to go out and do your th

you know, it's really about the department of public health's response to omicron surge. ecember, during our hearing about the declaration of emergency in the tenderloin, i asked that the department of emergency management how they were going to balance that responsibility with the ongoing needs of covid response. what we heard or what i heard during that meeting is that the department of emergency management was passing that responsibility onto the department of public health. colleagues, i have been also asking this question just about in general on testing thinking about our downtown and our economy recovery and just understanding that when people travel nonetheless whether they're vaccinated or not, they still need to get testing. so we always know that testing has been a critical piece of this, but now with omicron surge, it's even more critical than ever and i know that, you know, supervisor ronen and melgar during the committee will be hearing also the testing specifically for our school students. but now we're hearing, you know, what supervisor safai just mentioned

you know, it's really about the department of public health's response to omicron surge. ecember, during our hearing about the declaration of emergency in the tenderloin, i asked that the department of emergency management how they were going to balance that responsibility with the ongoing needs of covid response. what we heard or what i heard during that meeting is that the department of emergency management was passing that responsibility onto the department of public health. colleagues, i have been also asking this question just about in general on testing thinking about our downtown and our economy recovery and just understanding that when people travel nonetheless whether they're vaccinated or not, they still need to get testing. so we always know that testing has been a critical piece of this, but now with omicron surge, it's even more critical than ever and i know that, you know, supervisor ronen and melgar during the committee will be hearing also the testing specifically for our school students. but now we're hearing, you know, what supervisor safai just mentioned

health officer and dr. baba and all of the staff at the department of public health. i have been particularly focused in a very dense area of the city where there's a lot of congregate settings of shared bathrooms and shared kitchens namely s.r.o.s and i know others of you have and thank you for your support over the last two years and i know that d.p.h. as well has taken that very seriously and last week when my staff and i met with dr. baba and we were talking about the omicron surge, the good news of course is that you are much less likely to die and much less likely to get it if you are twice or thrice vaxed and have the entire series, but given that it is extremely more transmissive, if you end up with a much higher transmission rate, you end up with the same number of people in the hospital and in acute care as you did when there was a much more veer hasn't virus and less vaccinated population relative to the number of people who were showing up in acute care and in i.c.u. and the reason i bring that up is because as we seem to be turning another page and that's

hillary cunnan director of behavior health services at san francisco department of health. happy to speak and answer any questions. the board has. since proceeding and then since the declaration of this public health emergency, the dph has been partnering with director carol, the department of emergency management and entire family of city departments to plan and begin implementation of our response to the emergency. this includes, as you have referred to, working to set up a linkage center as well as partnering and coordinating outreach and engagement efforts in the tenderloin. our goal is to reduce overdose deaths, reduce public drug use, and to provide ready access to care and treatment for the people of the tenderloin. we very much see this as part of our life saving work at the department and we are welcoming the chance to act with urgency and using every resource we can use of the city. supervisor peskin, i want to address the question around shifting resources and diminishing the ability to address the covid pandemic and the current surge which is extremely important

so i asked the department of health and human services to issue a statement saying that data was not necessary, which they did because it turns out you can get barbara and h h as to say, just about anything. if you offer her a 10 minute meet and greet with her hero anderson cooper, who i conveniently had tied up in my car at the time. i'm getting i don't own a car. he was tied up on the back of my harley. ok, a scooter. ok bicycle ok po goes tech but i still. 2 make it look manly, and as a c, d. c, details all over and the point being, what's the 5 over these ban demik numbers? so almost a 1000000 americans have died of coven compare that to other countries. just just look at china. we're almost 5000. they've got 5000. well yeah, we have. we have more than that then before the 1st white house coven task force meeting 5 pod plan tournament. will. china doesn't count. all right. they have like 4 times as many people as us, which would mean they should have way more death. instead of like way fewer that would imply that we suck but, but we're america and we're amazed balls. so that can'

>> what's changed is at that time we were working with the department of public health and the city attorney's office to understand how we can get more creative on declaring a state of emergency because the problem we were having is technically under some of of 0 our various laws, it wasn't in terms of what was put forward and what was suggested, it wasn't something that technically we could use legally as a basis. so we had hunkered down, got creative and workeded with our attorneys to figure out a way. even at that time, it was a crisis. this is not something that just all of sudden happened. we were able to find a way which we needed in order to address it and so that's what we did. >> question: mayor, do you think this declaration will save lives? >> my hope is that it will save lives. people laid out on the streets, we don't know if they're dead or alive. the ability for our street wellness teams to do checks, but most important, that person probably needs to be monitored and so part of our process is removing them from that location and moving them inside to a location where we have the

. >> the san francisco department of public health warns testing sites slowdowns next week, tweeting on monday some affiliated sites will temporarily reduce testing hours. please check your health system for testing. don't go to the er for tests. this is something we should be prepared for. we should have backup plans. >> he says some testing sites are experiencing staffing shortages at a time when covid is surging. >> all of a sudden, testing capacity is slashed. these are things i think in the midst of the greatest surge of this virus since the start of the pandemic that we need more answers, more oversight and accountability. >> he says he will call at hearing next week about solutions to keep testing sites open, even expanding capacity. this we, the governor proposed bending more than $2 billion to battle the pandemic, expanding covid testing, and staffing across california. >> thank you. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area by focusing on your health. in the south bay today, the tech interactive teamed up with the santa clara department of health to offer a free

health experts, department of public health, along with san francisco unified took part in this today. one of the biggest issues was the difficulty for families to get their hands on things like rapid at home testing kits and the long wait times to get pcr test results back. much of the conversation had to do with what is working and what is not, hoping to come up with solutions. supervisors want to be prepared in the event of another surge in the future. >> i want to have a better understanding on how best to plan ahead with contingency knowing the virus is here right now and even though we are expecting this spike to be short-lived, we don't know if it will mutate and what is going to happen after spring break, summer break, or even winter break. >> reporter: one of the biggest mitigation efforts talked about today was vaccination. the san francisco department of public health said 55% of 5 to 11-year-olds in the city of fully vaccinated and are hoping to get that number up. justman moran with kpix 5. >>> happening today, special meeting to discuss whether or not to return to in-per

of the other departments equal? or is this -- or does public health lead beneath you? like, what is the command structure here for the emergency response? >> so we -- the department of emergency management is the lead. so our role is to coordinate the overall effort for this. our planning -- we are doing -- you know, a lot of what we're doing right now is in planning so we're working with a lead from the department of public health, dr. andy tenor, and we have moved from human services agency and then other support departments. >> supervisor preston: and -- >> go ahead. >> supervisor preston: sorry. director carol, i'm trying to understand, do all of the departments then -- their leads report to you? and just let me be more specific. for example, the police department, within the context of this emergency order, do they take their direction from the department of public health, some other entity or dem directly? >> so i don't have the ability to direct the police -- the police department as far as their tactics, but they are part of our overall incident management team.

the scheduling hearing is scheduled for may. >>> the california department of public health issued new guidelines today. masks are required on the grounds as well. the new rules go into effect tomorrow. >>> it doesn't take long after a wildfire is extinguished for new life to start poking out of the ashes. >> garvin thomas shares the story of one man who is helping disaster victims across the country. >> now we're going to head up 236. >> reporter: when he saw what the czu fire was doing to his hometown of boulder creek, he got on a plane from florida and flew to help. >> i felt a burning passion inside my body to get here. >> reporter: at first ryan didn't know what he was going to do. but by the time he was done, he knew it was something he wanted to do the rest of his life. find, rescue and reunite pets lost during a national disaster, with owners desperate to find them. ryan was so motivated by his experience at the czu fire he started his own non-profit called assert with dreams of providing his services anywhere they were needed. and just last month they were needed in kentucky.

the department of health said... they said processes had been strengthened. ere given. lucy manning, bbc news. now to the story of an amazing reunion, more than 50 years after a toddler was found wandering alone miles from her home in australia. kathy wrethman�*s dissappearance in 1968 sparked a huge search — one that fortunately had a happy ending. until now, though, she never really knew who had rescued her. but all these years later, our correspondentjon kay finally found the answer while he was researching the story of another missing child — as he now explains. june 1968. and kathy wrethman was safe. the toddler had been missing for three days. but she was found, alone, in new south wales, almost 20 miles from home. now a grandma, this is the first time kathy has ever spoken publicly about what happened. the person that took me didn't hurt me. the only thing kathy could tell her parents was that there was a man. and the only clue, whoever took her from the family home, cut her hair. nobody was ever charged. i can only remember a dog. and a room, being in

haney says there needs to be more testing hours, and better guidance from sentences go department of public healthhe department of public health is telling you, if you feel sick or you have been exposed, get tested, but you cannot get a test, it is a huge problem, because it is creating a tremendous amount of anxiety and uncertainty. panic, even. people are showing up at emergency rooms, they are calling 911. >> reporter: residents reliant on those testing sites say with another winters urge upon us, this is the moment city and color officials should have been prepared for. >> it is sad. i know that omicron is spreading really badly and it is affecting a lot of industries. i definitely feel like that is disappointing. i definitely feel the city should have kept up with that. >> ondrea, how long is the city's testing capacity going to be impacted by all of this? will they be back up and running tomorrow, do you think? >> reporter: in a statement, color said their engineers are actively working on the software problem and they hope to get service returned to those testing sites as soon as possible.

is the school not safe for the kids, as long as we follow safety protocols provided by the department of health, i think we can eliminate this problem. the thing is the union is trying to show numbers. they're trying to show their defiance of authority. there is authority in fact the thing, what message are we sending the children if we, as teachers, in the authority of the classroom encouraging them to respect authority are not respecting authority? there's authority in the mayor, authority in the president of united states, should be doing this in person and there is authority in the department of health so they don't respect this, that is my concern, respect authority. eric: as of this moment, no class monday but will see what happens later in the week, you can get back to the classroom and all the teachers can but do it safely. joe, hoping to go back to see his students, joe, thank you so much. arthel: international covid incident, we are learning more between the australian government. ♪♪ family is just very important. she's my sister and we depend on each other a lot. she's the rock of th

health officer and dr. baba and all of the staff at the department of public health. arly focused in a very dense area of the city where there's a lot of congregate settings of shared bathrooms and shared kitchens namely s.r.o.s and i know others of you have and thank you for your support over the last two years and i know that d.p.h. as well has taken that very seriously and last week when my staff and i met with dr. baba and we were talking about the omicron surge, the good news of course is that you are much less likely to die and much less likely to get it if you are twice or thrice vaxed and have the entire series, but given that it is extremely more transmissive, if you end up with a much higher transmission rate, you end up with the same number of people in the hospital and in acute care as you did when there was a much more veer hasn't virus and less vaccinated population relative to the number of people who were showing up in acute care and in i.c.u. and the reason i bring that up is because as we seem to be turning another page and that's the page we're comin

health care industry is focusing again more on wanting the hospitals to make business rather than keeping patients and staff safe. >> the policy will stay in effect until february 1st. the california department of public health put it in place to put workers on the job as more patients are expected during this omicron surge. >> it is one of the teachers that staged the sick out. more kn95 masks for students and staff. health experts warned us cloth masks aren't going to cut it while stopping the street for omicron. an east bay business donated thousand of masks. eugene lee lives in oak larpd and owns a gravel and roofing business. lee says his company western gravel and roofing supply donated 35,000 masks to front line medical workers. when he heard that oakland unified was waiting on a shipment of kn95 masks lee donated masks which are being handed out to high school students. >> most of our partners have kids and with kids at home you want to make sure that you take care of the people that take care of our kids and it's the administrators and the school district. >> very generous and thoughtful. lee says he also donated 15,000 kn95 masks to the city of oakland. that was him handing out the ma

going to turn this around is going to be litigation that makes hospitals pay, that makes state departments of healthget injunctions against policies against the state where they require the use of race. congress should consider prohibiting this explicitly and taking away money and medicare, medicaid dollars from hospitals that do this. it would be nice to have administration concerned with racism and health equity in hospitals. we may have to wait a while for that. >> dan, appreciate your time, great insight. griff over to you. >> griff: thank you. newly elected leaders launching multiple investigations including one into the loudoun county school district which has become epicenter of critical race theory in america. we're talking to virginia attorney general jason miyares and you see tomi lahren and joe concha on deck. pour a cup of coffee, don't miss a minute of "fox and friends first." ♪ >> join me as we uncover miseducation of america. >> kids are told your biggest problem is america. >> how can we protect our children and our country? my theory, the miseducation of america is available now, th

experts in the department of public health, along with san francisco unified took part in this today more of the biggest issues talked about was difficulty for families to get their hands on things like rapid at-home testing kits and the long wait times to get pcr test results back. much of the conversation had to do with what is working and what is not, hoping to come up with solutions. supervisors say they want to be prepared in the event of another surge in the future. >> i want to have a better understanding on how best to plan ahead with contingencies knowing that the virus is here right now and even though we are expecting this spike to be short-lived, we don't know if it will mutate and when that is going to happen, after spring break, summer break, or even winter break. >> want the biggest mitigation efforts talked about today was vaccination. the san francisco department of public health said about 55% of 5-11-year-olds in the city are fully vaccinated. they are hoping to get that number up. in san francisco, jocelyn, kpix five.? as for the covid fight nationwide, more states