28 November 2023 We are so proud to see WANP member Andrew Simon, ND, BCB, featured by the Washington State Department of Health's Power of Providers (POP) Initiative! Dr. Simon serves as WANP's liaison to the POP Advisory Group, and he has advanced the naturopathic...
13 April 2023 The highlights below are from the quarterly meeting of the Vaccine Advisory Committee (VAC) in April 2023. Much of this report is adapted directly from the presentations by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). Updates from Washington State...
24 January 2023 The highlights below are from the quarterly meeting of the Vaccine Advisory Committee in December 2022. Much of this update is taken directly or paraphrased from the meeting presentation by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) in order to...
14 July 2022 Please find highlights below from the Vaccine Advisory Committee (VAC) meeting that took place on 7/14/2022. Note that the Washington State Department of Health is about to announce a new Director of Immunization. MonkeyPox VaccineThe federal government...
21 January 2022 In an effort to increase access to at-home rapid tests across the state, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) launched a statewide portal toady that allows COVID-19 tests to ship directly to households, while supplies last. Washington state...
3 November 2021 The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children 5 to 11 years old. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility following recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the...
14 October 2021 There is a lot happening in the vaccine/infectious disease world as we move into our second winter in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are some highlights from the Vaccine Advisory Committee (VAC) meeting that took place on 10/14/2021. Flu...
25 September 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup recommend the following groups should get a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine at least 6 months after completing the...
26 August 2021 The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) warns people should not take ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19, following today’s Health Alert Network advisory released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ivermectin is an...
17 August 2021 Earlier today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for health care workers FAQs. We are sharing this document to help our members and community make decisions and take action in compliance with...
13 August 2021 From the CDC's Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States: Considerations for use of an additional mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose after an initial 2-dose primary mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series for...
12 August 2021 On Monday, August 9, Governor Jay Inslee issued proclamation 21-14, which requires that all state employees and all healthcare providers (including licensed naturopathic physicians) in Washington be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18, 2021....
17 July 2021 We here at the WANP were disappointed, disheartened, and frustrated to read the recent news of a licensed naturopathic physician in California who has been arrested for allegedly selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards. While we will never fully...
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