Tri-demic? Time to increase protections against surging respiratory viruses

November 8, 2022.Reading time 16 minutes.

Young girl with thermometer in her mouth. Young girl covering her cough. Adult man blowing his nose.

We’ve been hearing talk of a potential triple threat of viruses or a “tri-demic” this winter – a rise in multiple types of respiratory viruses. We sat down with Dr. Eric Chow, who leads our Communicable Disease and Epidemiology Section, to learn more about what’s happening and what we can do to stay safer.

Should I get an updated booster? We asked an expert.

September 7, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

There’s now an updated booster vaccine for COVID-19. We wanted to know what’s different about the updated booster shot and when to get it. So, we talked to Dr. Mark Del Beccaro, our COVID vaccine lead…

Back-to-school and COVID-19: what parents should know

August 23, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

Back-to-school means kids spending more time indoors where it’s easier to spread germs like the common cold, flu, and COVID-19. Find out what there is to know about this year’s school COVID-19 safety guidance.

Dr. Ben Danielson answers parents’ questions about vaccines for children under 5

August 5, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

A still from a Q&A video with Dr. Ben Danielson.

Parents of young children and babies have lots of questions about COVID-19 vaccines. Beloved local pediatrician Dr. Ben Danielson is here to help.

ASK MISS RONA: COVID-19 Vaccine For Babies and Young Children

July 18, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Ask Miss Rona is a Q&A series on Public Health’s Instagram account to respond to community questions related to different topic areas of COVID-19. Questions about COVID-19 vaccines for babies and young children were submitted last week by King County residents and answered by subject matter experts at Public Health – Seattle & King County.