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Clark County Health

Free hand sanitizers are given out during the Kick The Flu event for hospital employees at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in October 2018.

Clark County report shows influenza on rise

Free hand sanitizers are given out during the Kick The Flu event for hospital employees at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in October 2018.

February 5, 2019, 8:00pm Clark County Health

Clark County is pretty sick, and not in the way that cool kids use that word. Read story

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

Public Health reports no new Clark County measles cases

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

February 5, 2019, 3:34pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health reported no new confirmed measles cases or exposure sites Tuesday. There were 11 suspected cases reported. Read story

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

Clark County measles outbreak grows to 49 cases

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

February 4, 2019, 11:38am Clark County Health Free

The number of confirmed cases in Clark County’s measles outbreak has risen to 49, according to a report released Monday by Clark County Public Health. Nine suspected cases were also reported. Read story

Catherine Martinez works out at 24 Hour Fitness Vancouver 131st Ave. Club. Martinez was hospitalized last year after losing the ability to walk and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. Martinez said running is awkward now. “But who really likes running anyway? It’s awkward already,” she joked.

Vancouver woman back on her feet after losing ability to walk

Catherine Martinez works out at 24 Hour Fitness Vancouver 131st Ave. Club. Martinez was hospitalized last year after losing the ability to walk and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. Martinez said running is awkward now. “But who really likes running anyway? It’s awkward already,” she joked.

February 4, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

On her 29th birthday, Catherine Martinez lost the ability to walk. That meant no birthday party, and that means she’s still 28 as far as she’s concerned. Read story

Kaley McLachlan-Burton, an environmental outreach specialist with Clark County Public Health, monitors the department’s social media feeds while working at the Clark County Public Health offices in Vancouver. McLachlan-Burton has been part of a three-person team spearheading communications for Public Health during the measles outbreak. The team is essential to debunking vaccine and measles misinformation that appears online.

Clark County Public Health fighting measles outbreak, misinformation

Kaley McLachlan-Burton, an environmental outreach specialist with Clark County Public Health, monitors the department’s social media feeds while working at the Clark County Public Health offices in Vancouver. McLachlan-Burton has been part of a three-person team spearheading communications for Public Health during the measles outbreak. The team is essential to debunking vaccine and measles misinformation that appears online.

February 4, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Since the measles outbreak began about a month ago, Kaley McLachlan-Burton has developed a routine. Read story

Clark County confirmed measles cases up to 47; no new sites

February 3, 2019, 1:31pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed four more cases of measles Sunday, raising the count to 47 with seven suspected cases since the outbreak began. Read story

John Hernandez, 4, cries as he receives a measles vaccination on Jan. 22, 1977, during an outbreak. Once the measles vaccination was introduced to the general public in 1963, outbreaks shrank in size and frequency until the year 2000 when it was declared eradicated in the United States.

Clark County has well-recorded history of the impact of measles

John Hernandez, 4, cries as he receives a measles vaccination on Jan. 22, 1977, during an outbreak. Once the measles vaccination was introduced to the general public in 1963, outbreaks shrank in size and frequency until the year 2000 when it was declared eradicated in the United States.

February 3, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Mission accomplished, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared in 2000. The measles had been successfully eliminated in the United States. Read story

Dr. Joseph Kelly, left, chats with 9 year-old Samuel Pena, right, at a free children’s dental clinic held Saturday at Clark College.

Kids’ smiles brighten up Dental Day

Dr. Joseph Kelly, left, chats with 9 year-old Samuel Pena, right, at a free children’s dental clinic held Saturday at Clark College.

February 2, 2019, 7:24pm Clark County Health

How do you get 90 kids to all get through a dentist visit in one day? For the dental hygiene students who organized this year’s free children’s dental day at Clark College, the answer is simple: make it fun. Read story

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Another case of measles confirmed; no new sites

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February 2, 2019, 5:55pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County's measles outbreak has continued to rise with 43 confirmed cases and eight suspected cases as of Saturday afternoon. Read story

Measles case had one MMR dose; Clark County up to 42 confirmed cases

February 1, 2019, 1:33pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health has reported that a child who received a single vaccination for measles had contracted the disease, bringing the number of confirmed measles cases to 42 as of Friday. Read story