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Vaccine exemptions rise among Clark County kids, mirroring national trends

October 4, 2024, 11:56am Clark County Health

Vaccine exemptions have risen in Clark County, mimicking countrywide trends that health officials say have a worrisome impact. Read story

Health providers urge Clark County to stay up to date on vaccines despite burnout

September 12, 2024, 2:41pm Clark County Health

As flu season begins, health providers are urging the community to stay up to date on their vaccinations, even if they may be feeling a bit burnt out on shots. Read story

FILE - A sign for flu and covid vaccinations is displayed at a pharmacy store in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The flu is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of apparent decline., according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

New COVID vaccines arrive in WA as respiratory virus season approaches

FILE - A sign for flu and covid vaccinations is displayed at a pharmacy store in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The flu is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of apparent decline., according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

September 3, 2024, 7:37am Health

Washington state’s summer surge of COVID-19 is showing early signs of waning after a particularly infectious couple of months — but don’t relax just yet, public health experts say. Respiratory virus season is right around the corner. Read story

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

Whooping cough on rise in Clark County; return to school could boost surge

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

August 28, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health warns of a surge in local cases of whooping cough could grow more severe as kids return to school. Read story

An empty bottle of tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.

Clark County sees 60 cases of whooping cough; most are among the unvaccinated

An empty bottle of tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.

June 14, 2024, 3:20pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has identified 60 cases of whooping cough in the county since the beginning of the year — four times more than at this point last year. Read story

Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park had measles informational signs posted at the medical facility during the measles outbreak in 2019.

Six cases of measles confirmed in Clark, Wahkiakum counties

Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park had measles informational signs posted at the medical facility during the measles outbreak in 2019.

January 8, 2024, 12:16pm Clark County Health

Six cases of measles were confirmed in both Clark and Wahkiakum counties as of Monday, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee arrives at the University of Washington's Hans Rosling Center for Population Health ahead of signing several bills April 27 in Seattle.

Washington faces spate of lawsuits from workers fired for refusing COVID vaccines

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee arrives at the University of Washington's Hans Rosling Center for Population Health ahead of signing several bills April 27 in Seattle.

June 11, 2023, 6:02am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee recently ended the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, but for some of the public workers fired for refusing to comply, the legal battle goes on. Read story

Kindergarten vaccination rates drop in all but 3 Washington counties

January 23, 2023, 2:37pm Health

In the 2021-22 school year, only one county in Washington reached the federal target of 95 percent or more children receiving all required vaccinations before entering kindergarten. Read story

Miranda Neumann holds her 14-month-old son, Collins, who was on a feeding tube while being treated for the flu at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

Respiratory illnesses strike children, too: Trio of RSV, flu, COVID straining hospitals across Clark County

Miranda Neumann holds her 14-month-old son, Collins, who was on a feeding tube while being treated for the flu at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

December 8, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health

As Clark County continues to battle the surge of respiratory-related illnesses, some parents are having to bring their little ones to the hospital for help. Read story

The Washington State Department of Health's "Health-in-motion Care-a-van" makes a stop at St. Joseph Catholic Church to distribute COVID-19 vaccinations in February.

Triple whammy of respiratory illnesses hits Clark County

The Washington State Department of Health's "Health-in-motion Care-a-van" makes a stop at St. Joseph Catholic Church to distribute COVID-19 vaccinations in February.

November 30, 2022, 11:23am Clark County Health

Washington, like the country at large, is in the middle of a “triple whammy” of respiratory illnesses as hospital beds continue to fill with COVID-19, flu and RSV patients. Read story