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                                    • Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

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                                      |Date: September 11, 2024
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                                      Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

                                      Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

                                      By Mike Hori, MD, Medical Director for Valley’s Infectious Disease ClinicWinter respiratory viral infecti ...

                                      By Mike Hori, MD, Medical Director for Valley’s Infectious Disease ClinicWinter respiratory viral infection season will soon be upon us. Many types of viruses can cause a respiratory infection ov ...

                                      September 11, 2024
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                                    • Winter Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

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                                      |Date: October 05, 2023
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                                      Winter Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

                                      Winter Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

                                      By Mike Hori, MD, Medical Director for Valley's Infectious Disease ClinicWinter respiratory viral infecti ...

                                      By Mike Hori, MD, Medical Director for Valley's Infectious Disease ClinicWinter respiratory viral infection season is just around the corner. Many types of viruses can cause a respiratory infecti ...

                                      October 05, 2023
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                                    • COVID Cases are Rising: When to get Your COVID Booster this Fall

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                                      |Date: August 30, 2023
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                                      COVID Cases are Rising: When to get Your COVID Booster this Fall

                                      COVID Cases are Rising: When to get Your COVID Booster this Fall

                                      UPDATE September 13, 2023 - The FDA and CDC have both approved a new updated COVID vaccine. The updated v ...

                                      UPDATE September 13, 2023 - The FDA and CDC have both approved a new updated COVID vaccine. The updated vaccines should work well against currently circulating variants of COVID-19, including BA.2.86 ...

                                      August 30, 2023
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                                    • COVID, Kids and County Mandates: A Virtual Town Hall

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                                      |Date: November 17, 2021
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                                      COVID, Kids and County Mandates: A Virtual Town Hall

                                      COVID, Kids and County Mandates: A Virtual Town Hall

                                      During this town hall, held on November 16, 2021, Infectious disease specialist Michael Hori, MD, with Va ...

                                      During this town hall, held on November 16, 2021, Infectious disease specialist Michael Hori, MD, with Valley Medical Center and Mark Del Beccaro, MD, with King County Public Health answer the communi ...

                                      November 17, 2021
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                                    • COVID Vaccine and Our Kids: Help Them Get Their ‘Cootie Shot’

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                                      |Date: May 19, 2021
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                                      COVID Vaccine and Our Kids: Help Them Get Their ‘Cootie Shot’

                                      COVID Vaccine and Our Kids: Help Them Get Their ‘Cootie Shot’

                                      by Betsy De La Rosa, Betsy De La Rosa, MA, CCC-SLP, Bilingual Spanish-English Speech Language Pathologist ...

                                      by Betsy De La Rosa, Betsy De La Rosa, MA, CCC-SLP, Bilingual Spanish-English Speech Language Pathologist at Children’s Therapy, Valley Medical Center Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available to peo ...

                                      May 19, 2021
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                                    • The Perks of Being Fully Vaccinated—Less Risk and Greater Peace of Mind When Doing Things You Love

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                                      |Date: May 05, 2021
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                                      The Perks of Being Fully Vaccinated—Less Risk and Greater Peace of Mind When Doing Things You Love

                                      The Perks of Being Fully Vaccinated—Less Risk and Greater Peace of Mind When Doing Things You Love

                                      Postponing favorite activities and limiting social interaction during the pandemic have been tough, but t ...

                                      Postponing favorite activities and limiting social interaction during the pandemic have been tough, but the possibilities are now opening up, especially for those who are fully vaccinated. As of this ...

                                      May 05, 2021
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                                    • Still on the Fence about COVID-19 Vaccination? Hear from Valley’s Trusted Experts

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                                      |Date: April 23, 2021
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                                      Still on the Fence about COVID-19 Vaccination? Hear from Valley’s Trusted Experts

                                      Still on the Fence about COVID-19 Vaccination? Hear from Valley’s Trusted Experts

                                      Still on the fence about getting vaccinated? Mike Hori, MD, Infection Prevention Specialist, Lauren Steel ...

                                      Still on the fence about getting vaccinated? Mike Hori, MD, Infection Prevention Specialist, Lauren Steele and Javier Bobadilla of Valley’s Safety Office discuss what we know about the Pfizer, Moderna ...

                                      April 23, 2021
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                                    • Anticipating the Birth of a New Baby in the Family? Make Sure You’re Up-to-Date with Your Whooping Cough Immunization

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                                      |Date: June 06, 2019
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                                      Anticipating the Birth of a New Baby in the Family? Make Sure You’re Up-to-Date with Your Whooping Cough Immunization

                                      Anticipating the Birth of a New Baby in the Family? Make Sure You’re Up-to-Date with Your Whooping Cough Immunization

                                      If you know you’re going to be around a new baby soon, make sure your whooping cough (pertussis) vaccinat ...

                                      If you know you’re going to be around a new baby soon, make sure your whooping cough (pertussis) vaccination (Tdap or DTaP) is up-to-date. Family members and caregivers who are immunized against whoop ...

                                      June 06, 2019
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                                    • A Vaccine that Prevents Cancer? Learn More About the HPV Vaccine

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: August 29, 2017
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                                      A Vaccine that Prevents Cancer? Learn More About the HPV Vaccine

                                      A Vaccine that Prevents Cancer? Learn More About the HPV Vaccine

                                      It sounds too good to be true: a vaccine that prevents cancer? Yes! The HPV vaccine has the potential to ...

                                      It sounds too good to be true: a vaccine that prevents cancer? Yes! The HPV vaccine has the potential to prevent new cases of certain types of cancer when administered before exposure. The human papil ...

                                      August 29, 2017
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                                    • What You Need to Know About Measles and Getting Vaccinated

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                                      |Date: January 17, 2015
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                                      What You Need to Know About Measles and Getting Vaccinated

                                      What You Need to Know About Measles and Getting Vaccinated

                                      If you’ve paying attention to the news lately, vaccinations—and more specifically measles—have certainly ...

                                      If you’ve paying attention to the news lately, vaccinations—and more specifically measles—have certainly been in the forefront of the discussion. Following a recent confirmed case of measles in King C ...

                                      January 17, 2015
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