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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?

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |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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                                                              • COVID Vaccine and Our Kids: Help Them Get Their ‘Cootie Shot’

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |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

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |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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