FDA Authorizes Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters; CDC Sign-Off Expected By Weekend
Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
DOVER, DE (August 31, 2022) – On Aug. 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization to Pfizer and Moderna for their new bivalent boosters, meaning vaccine could start shipping to states that pre-ordered as early as Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) advisory committee meets Thursday and Friday, Sept. 1 and 2, […]
DPH Announces First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Of The Year In Sussex County Man
Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
DOVER, DE (Aug. 31, 2022) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing this year’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV), in a 78-year-old Sussex County man. West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne illness that can cause serious health problems. In addition to the first human WNV case, there also have been confirmed cases in a horse in New Castle County, and in […]
Division Of Public Health Releases Information On 2020 Delaware Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
DOVER, DE (August 30, 2022) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is releasing a 2020 State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) fact sheet on all drug overdose deaths that occurred in Delaware. This snapshot contains fatality data abstracted from the state’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) collaborative. DPH collects and analyzes unintentional drug overdose […]
Delaware Division Of Public Health Re-Accredited As Nationally Accredited Public Health Agency
Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
DOVER, DE (Aug 31, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that it has been re-accredited by the national Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The Board formally issued Delaware’s continued accreditation status on Aug. 18. In maintaining its accreditation status for another five years, DPH has demonstrated that it meets PHAB’s […]
Delaware Division of Public Health Launches New Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution
Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022
DOVER, DE (Aug. 29, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Office of Health Crisis Response (OHCR) is announcing it will begin including fentanyl test strips in Narcan kits it distributes to the public. The effort is part of a harm-reduction strategy aimed at preventing accidental overdoses due to fentanyl consumption. Fentanyl is now the leading cause of […]
