For Release: Friday, June 24, 2022Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 or doc.pio@cchealth.org Reproductive Health Services Remain Legal, Safe, Available in Contra Costa County Contra Costa Health (CCH) today reaffirms its commitment to reproductive health rights, and to ensure that all county residents may access safe, compassionate care, including abortion services. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, which held that the Constitution protects
For Release: Wednesday, June 22, 2022Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 or doc.pio@cchealth.org Contra Costa County Now Offering COVID Vaccines to Children Under Age 5 County-run vaccination clinics in Contra Costa are now offering safe and effective COVID vaccines to children ages 6 months to 4 years old. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup recently authorized pediatric versions of
For Release: Tuesday, June 21, 2022Contact: CCHS Media Line, 925-608-5463 or doc.pio@cchealth.org Harmful Algae Blooms Reported in Discovery Bay Contra Costa Health (CCH) advises caution on the part of anyone who boats, fishes or swims in or around Discovery Bay after large blooms of blue-green algae were discovered in multiple locations in and around the community. A bloom is a buildup of blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, that creates a green, blue-green, white or brown coloring on the surface of