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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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                                    • An Update on Mpox from a Valley Infection Preventionist

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                                      |Date: September 11, 2024
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                                      An Update on Mpox from a Valley Infection Preventionist

                                      An Update on Mpox from a Valley Infection Preventionist

                                      In recent years, mpox has emerged as a public health concern, with outbreaks drawing increased attention. ...

                                      In recent years, mpox has emerged as a public health concern, with outbreaks drawing increased attention. In this Q&A, we talk with Valley Infection Preventionist Amelia Hanron, MPH, MLS (ASCP), as we ...

                                      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-19 Booster Shots—Frequently Asked Questions

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                                      |Date: August 17, 2022
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                                      COVID-19 Booster Shots—Frequently Asked Questions

                                      COVID-19 Booster Shots—Frequently Asked Questions

                                      Updated Sept. 26, 2022—With the rise of new, highly contagious COVID-19 variants, and an updated COVID-19 ...

                                      Updated Sept. 26, 2022—With the rise of new, highly contagious COVID-19 variants, and an updated COVID-19 vaccine just approved in the U.S., there have been a lot of questions about COVID boosters. Va ...

                                      August 17, 2022
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                                    • Get the Latest COVID-19 Info for February 2022

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                                      |Date: February 09, 2022
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                                      Get the Latest COVID-19 Info for February 2022

                                      Get the Latest COVID-19 Info for February 2022

                                      Watch a special video answering kids’ vaccine questions. Find out where to get vaccines, boosters and tes ...

                                      Watch a special video answering kids’ vaccine questions. Find out where to get vaccines, boosters and tests in your community. Get COVID-19 questions answered about quarantining, isolating, free testi ...

                                      February 09, 2022
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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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                                    • Stats, Vaccine for Children and During Pregnancy, Boosters & Treatments: A COVID-19 Town Hall

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: November 10, 2021
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                                      Stats, Vaccine for Children and During Pregnancy, Boosters & Treatments: A COVID-19 Town Hall

                                      Stats, Vaccine for Children and During Pregnancy, Boosters & Treatments: A COVID-19 Town Hall

                                      Content derived from "Situation Update: COVID Town Hall," a virtual town hall withDr. Mike Hori of Valley ...

                                      Content derived from "Situation Update: COVID Town Hall," a virtual town hall withDr. Mike Hori of Valley Medical Center and Dr. Michael Myint of MultiCare, on October 19, 2021. https://www.youtube.co ...

                                      November 10, 2021
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                                    • Should You Give Your Child Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen Before a Vaccine to Reduce Fever and Pain?

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                                      |Date: July 13, 2021
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                                      Should You Give Your Child Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen Before a Vaccine to Reduce Fever and Pain?

                                      Should You Give Your Child Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen Before a Vaccine to Reduce Fever and Pain?

                                      After reviewing evidence based on studies of more than 5000 children age 6 and younger who were immunized ...

                                      After reviewing evidence based on studies of more than 5000 children age 6 and younger who were immunized, a group of Valley Family Medicine Residency Program faculty and students have concluded that ...

                                      July 13, 2021
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                                    • Pregnancy Planning for Potential Parents in a Pandemic

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                                      |Date: May 19, 2021
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                                      Pregnancy Planning for Potential Parents in a Pandemic

                                      Pregnancy Planning for Potential Parents in a Pandemic

                                      Content derived from DocTalk with OB-GYN Clive Liu, MD of Valley Women’s Healthcare Clinic https://www.yo ...

                                      Content derived from DocTalk with OB-GYN Clive Liu, MD of Valley Women’s Healthcare Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enz9JqPWhSc What do you recommend now for those who are planning their family ...

                                      May 19, 2021
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