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A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine Jan. 29 at his practice in Northridge, Calif.

Clark County confirms 38 measles cases; 3 traveled to Hawaii, Bend

A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine Jan. 29 at his practice in Northridge, Calif.

January 30, 2019, 12:33pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health has confirmed 38 measles cases and 13 suspected cases in its ongoing outbreak investigation since Jan. 1. Three cases have traveled outside the county. Read story

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Clark County up to 36 confirmed measles cases

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January 29, 2019, 12:53pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health has confirmed 36 measles cases since Jan. 1 in its ongoing outbreak investigation. There have been cases confirmed in King County and Multnomah County, Ore., and possible exposure sites are being investigated in Deschutes County in Oregon. Read story

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OMSI added to measles exposure sites; 35 Clark County cases confirmed

A measles vaccine (Associated Press files)

January 28, 2019, 12:50pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health has confirmed 35 measles cases, and 11 suspected cases since Jan. 1 as part of its ongoing measles outbreak investigation. Read story

A hospital security worker, who declined to be identified, stands at a door at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver while screening for visitors under 12 years old and those who have not been vaccinated for measles as part of the hospital’s measles outbreak protocol. Children, especially kids under 5, are especially vulnerable to contracting measles.

Clark County measles outbreak: ‘It’s totally preventable’

A hospital security worker, who declined to be identified, stands at a door at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver while screening for visitors under 12 years old and those who have not been vaccinated for measles as part of the hospital’s measles outbreak protocol. Children, especially kids under 5, are especially vulnerable to contracting measles.

January 28, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health Director Dr. Alan Melnick, 65, remembers when he had measles as a kid and remembers spending days in bed with the blinds drawn due to the conjunctivitis and photophobia measles causes. Read story

Since 2016, Heidi O’Connor, a member of the group Mothers of the Mentally Ill, has sought adequate care for her son, Austin Timpe, who was diagnosed at 17 with schizophrenia. But his experience has been one of incarceration and hospitalization that seems to routinely spit him out before he can get better.

Finding Austin Timpe: Inadequate treatment, incarceration leave ill young man reeling

Since 2016, Heidi O’Connor, a member of the group Mothers of the Mentally Ill, has sought adequate care for her son, Austin Timpe, who was diagnosed at 17 with schizophrenia. But his experience has been one of incarceration and hospitalization that seems to routinely spit him out before he can get better.

January 27, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

Friends made lunches and dinners for Vancouver’s Heidi and Rodger O’Connor. It was the winter of 2017, and the couple’s son, 18-year-old Austin Timpe, was missing. Read story

Jerri Clark sorts through her son’s medical records at her Vancouver home. Her son Calvin Clark, 23, was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder a few years ago, and in that time, his and his mother’s lives have been characterized as a roller coaster ride of hospital stays, mental health clinics visits and run-ins with the criminal justice system. Now, Jerri Clark is a champion for the group Mothers of the Mentally Ill, which is pushing for meaningful changes in the state’s mental health care system.

Clark County mothers fight for mentally ill children

Jerri Clark sorts through her son’s medical records at her Vancouver home. Her son Calvin Clark, 23, was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder a few years ago, and in that time, his and his mother’s lives have been characterized as a roller coaster ride of hospital stays, mental health clinics visits and run-ins with the criminal justice system. Now, Jerri Clark is a champion for the group Mothers of the Mentally Ill, which is pushing for meaningful changes in the state’s mental health care system.

January 27, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

Two years ago, Jerri Clark and her son, Calvin, found themselves in the midst of one of the worst times of their lives. Read story

Registered nurse Rebecca Montero holds a sign on the door of the negative pressure airflow room, which is set up to treat patients with the measles or those suspected of having the measles. PeaceHealth and Legacy Health Salmon Creek try to meet potential measles patients outside the hospital for an initial assessment, before masking them and leading them through a private entrance to the airflow room, if they need further assessment.

Cold and flu season adds to measles mayhem

Registered nurse Rebecca Montero holds a sign on the door of the negative pressure airflow room, which is set up to treat patients with the measles or those suspected of having the measles. PeaceHealth and Legacy Health Salmon Creek try to meet potential measles patients outside the hospital for an initial assessment, before masking them and leading them through a private entrance to the airflow room, if they need further assessment.

January 27, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Is it a cold? Or is it measles? Read story

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Inslee declares measles state of emergency; Clark County cases at 30

A measles vaccine (Associated Press files)

January 25, 2019, 12:37pm Clark County Health Free

Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency Friday statewide due to the measles outbreak that started in Clark County. Read story

Jamie Hansen and her son Ryan, 15, talk about their experience with high medical bills at their home in La Center.

Health care sticker shock: La Center family faced $100K medical bill

Jamie Hansen and her son Ryan, 15, talk about their experience with high medical bills at their home in La Center.

January 24, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Jamie Hansen might be on record for one of the shortest round trips from Clark County to Canada. Read story

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Melnick: Clark County measles outbreak will be costly, prolonged

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January 23, 2019, 12:54pm Clark County Health Free

The measles outbreak in Clark County that has racked up 23 confirmed cases since Jan. 1 isn't likely to go away or slow down any time soon. Read story