communicable disease

Health Advisory: 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines approved

| September 11, 2024

ACTIONS REQUESTED  BE AWARE that updated (2024–2025) COVID-19 vaccines have been approved and authorized by the FDA. The new formulations provide better protection against currently circulating COVID-19 variants. For more information, see: DISCONTINUE USE of the 2023–2024 Moderna, Novavax, and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines. These formulations are no longer authorized by the FDA. BE AWARE that there are two types … Health Advisory: 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines approved

TB on the Radar: A tuberculosis presentation for Kitsap healthcare providers

| June 17, 2024

On June 13, 2024, Kitsap Public Health District presented “TB on the Radar,” a special public health presentation highlighting the ongoing risk from tuberculosis (TB), public health response to TB, and healthcare best practices for testing, diagnosis, and treatment of TB. The presentation featured insights from local and state TB experts and a Q&A with panelists.  … TB on the Radar: A tuberculosis presentation for Kitsap healthcare providers