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West Coast Health Alliance, WA DOH, and Leading National Medical Organizations Continue to Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination for Newborns
WCHA disagrees with CDC’s Advisory Committee’s change to decades-long vaccine recommendation that has reduced pediatric hepatitis B infections by 99 percent. The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) strongly supports that hepatitis B vaccination continue to be routinely offered to all newborns, with the first dose of the vaccine given within 24 hours of birth for…
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11/20/25 Provider Alert: Case of H5N5 Influenza Confirmed in Washington
Current Situation On November 13, 2025, a Washington resident who has been hospitalized with respiratory illness symptoms since early November tested positive for influenza A H5, a type of avian influenza. Subsequent sequencing confirmed the patient was infected with H5N5 influenza virus. To our knowledge, this is the first known human case of H5N5. The…
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Provider Alert: Infant Botulism Associated with ByHeart Infant Formula
11/13/2025 This is a Provider Alert from the Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) regarding multiple cases of infant botulism after consuming ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. Current SituationOn November 8th, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula. Since August 2025, at…