DOH Media Briefing on October 27, 2022 (recording available)
Last week, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) hosted a media briefing concerning respiratory virus season, Monkeypox Virus (MPV) and other public health topics. Subject matter experts included DOH’s Secretary of Health, Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, DOH’s Chief Science Officer, Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, MD, MPH and DOH’s Chief of Prevention, Safety, & Health, Lacy M. Fehrenbach, MPH, CPH.
For expert insight into important topics such as the flu, COVID-19 and MPV, consider listening to the media briefing recording accessible via this link.
COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Safety and Administration Webinar on November 8, 2022
DOH is hosting a webinar on bivalent booster safety on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. PST. The webinar aims to accomplish the following learning objectives:
- Discuss safety studies for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines
- Describe updated COVID-19 bivalent vaccine schedule
- Identify strategies to prevent and address COVID-19 bivalent vaccine administration errors
Register here to attend the webinar. The meeting will also be recorded for those who are unable to attend. Continuing education credit will be available for nurses.