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Aug 11	Get answers to your questions about Monkeypox virus (MPV): Call 1-833-829-HELP
Aug 10	Department of Health releases updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools & child care
Jul 28	New telehealth option launched to expand COVID-19 treatment access
Jul 28	Unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison detected in Orcas Island shellfish
Jul 26	Extreme heat expected through the week
Jul 15	988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches
Jul 08	Federal government announces monkeypox vaccine allotment for Washington state
Jul 01	Tips for a safe summer
Jun 16	Children ages 6 months – 4 years may soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations
Jun 14	Eligible donors urged to give blood as national blood shortage continues
Jun 13	Department of Health announces winners of statewide high school science contest
Jun 10	Multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry
Jun 09	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning illness confirmed
Jun 07	State officials caution against touching sick or dead wild birds
May 27	Washington state reports first confirmed case of monkeypox
May 25	Washington part of multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter
May 20	Children ages 5-11 now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster dose
May 18	Infant formula shortages: What to do if you’re impacted
May 12	Childhood immunization rates decline during the pandemic
May 04	Fecal pollution restricts shellfish harvest in Mason, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston counties
May 03	Department of Health honors “best of the best” in drinking water
Apr 28	Tuberculosis cases on the rise globally and in Washington state
Apr 20	Department of Health updates COVID-19 data dashboard to be more user-friendly
Apr 13	Statement from the Washington State Department of Health
Apr 12	Overdose deaths in Washington top 2,000 in 2021 and continue to rise