New Public Health recommendations make a syphilis test routine for women 45 and under

November 28, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Small, clear test tube marked "Syphilis - Test"

There has been a nearly 5-fold increase in syphilis in cisgender women since 2015 (cisgender means one’s gender identity corresponds to one’s sex assigned at birth). All sexually active women 45 and under in Washington state who have not had a syphilis test since January 2021 are being advised to test for syphilis.

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…

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.

“Con Confianza y En Comunidad” celebrates two years of support for the community

May 19, 2022.Reading time 13 minutes.

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The initiative, created at the beginning of the pandemic, has been supporting the Latinx community in King County in dealing with COVID.

Meet Public Health Reserve Corps (PHRC) heroes who lent a hand when we needed it most…

April 18, 2022.Reading time 13 minutes.

When King County became the first epicenter of COVID-19 in the United States, members of the King County Public Health Reserve Corps (PHRC) stepped up as a key group of emergency volunteers in Public Health’s response.