May 3, 2025, 6:11am Clark County Health
As a measles outbreak surges across the United States — with five reported cases in Washington — public health officials are urging the community to get vaccinated against the disease. Read story
March 25, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Health Free
The measles vaccination rate is dropping perilously low, and online misinformation is to blame, according to Clark County Public Health officials. Read story
February 10, 2025, 6:05am Health
The intense debate over President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., echoes the tumult over vaccines, traditional medicine, and “medical autocracy” heard here in the Pacific Northwest in the wake of the great influenza pandemic of 1918-1920. Read story
December 31, 2024, 9:05am Clark County Health
The holiday season may be winding down, but flu cases are on the rise. Read story
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
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
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
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
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
January 8, 2024, 12:16pm Clark County Health Free
Six cases of measles were confirmed in both Clark and Wahkiakum counties as of Monday, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story