Public Health reports first pediatric flu death of the 2022-2023 flu season

November 23, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Public Health is reporting the first pediatric flu death of this flu season. It’s an important time to get the seasonal flu vaccine and updated COVID-19 booster and help prevent further spread of illness by staying home when sick.

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

November 8, 2022.Reading time 16 minutes.

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.

Get your flu shot! 10 things to know about flu season

October 19, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

"Flu Vaccine: Get the Facts" graphic from CDC's #FightFlu campaign

It’s time to think about another important vaccine you should get this year: Your flu shot.

Flu Vaccine: Why is it so important this year?

October 20, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Watch as Libby Page, our Immunization Program Manager talks with Hana Tadesse to answer some common questions about getting your flu shot this year.

Roll Down Your Window, Roll Up Your Sleeve: Free Drive-Thru Vaccination Clinics and More Vaccination Opportunities

September 24, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

There’s never been a more important time to make sure you and the people you love are protected from disease. Especially as flu season approaches, keeping up to date on vaccinations is one of the best ways you can stay safe, healthy, and far from the hospital during the COVID pandemic. And now you can get vaccinated without having to step out of your car!

Pandemic in Seattle: A comic strip about 1918 and now

April 5, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

How is today’s COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle similar–and different–than what happened during the 1918 influenza pandemic? We explore how public health measures made a difference then, and what that means now, through a comic strip.