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WA doctors weigh-in on CDC child vaccination changes

WA doctors weigh-in on CDC child vaccination changes: HealthLink

SEATTLE — By now, many are likely familiar with sweeping changes to federal childhood vaccination recommendations as laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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WA Department of Health's vaccine hotline now being used by scammers

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WA Department of Health warns of scam using old vaccine hotline number

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‘We will see outbreaks.’ South Florida pediatrician’s warning on new childhood vaccine guidance

South Florida pediatricians have raised concerns about a recent move by U.S. health officials to narrow the list of recommended vaccines for children.

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White House misleads on vaccine schedule as CDC changes US recommendations

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Baton Rouge doctor says new federal vaccine recommendations confuse patients

Department of Health officer on WA flu season

Flu activity in Washington state is high, according to the Department of Health. Joining us on Washington News Wrap is our state's health officer Dr. Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett

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Washington State Launches Food Poisoning Reporting Tool

(TNS) — The Washington State Department of Health has launched a new system that makes it easier for members of the public to report suspected food poisoning and file a food safety complaint. According to the DOH, food poisoning is preventable, but one ...

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Washington State speeds up gender designation changes on birth certificates

WASHINGTON STATE — The Department of Health (DOH) is now processing requests to change gender designations on birth certificates within three business days. According to the DOH, applicants are advised to allow up to two weeks for delivery and mail time ...

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Scammers hijack former Washington state vaccine hotline

Scammers have taken over a phone number that used to host a Washington state vaccine hotline, and state officials say they’re using it to coax banking information from unsuspecting callers.

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$160M in WA health funding axed by Trump administration

(Photo by National Institutes of Health) Washington state is losing about $160 million in public health funding as part of the Trump administration’s latest purge of federal grants. The money is part of $12 billion in cuts nationwide this week to funding ...

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Washington secures funding for medical research grants after lawsuit

Washington State’s Attorney General Nick Brown says that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has agreed to resume grant evaluations for medical and public health research.

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RFK Jr. declares first major health emergency after back-to-back atmospheric rivers slam Washington

On Christmas Eve, as families across the U.S. celebrated the holidays, the Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency for Washington state. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Trump administration paused updates from CDC, FDA. You can use these WA resources instead

After announcing that it intends to withdraw from the World Health Organization earlier this week, the Trump administration asked federal health agencies to pause their communications until at least the end of the month. The impacted agencies, including ...