WANP Member Spotlighted by WA DOH's Power of Providers

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...

WA DOH: Vaccine Advisory Committee Update (July 2023)

13 July 2023 The highlights below are from the quarterly meeting of the Vaccine Advisory Committee (VAC) on July 13, 2023. COVID-19 Fall/Winter 2023 COVID-19 Vaccine: The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted unanimously to...

WA DOH: Vaccine Advisory Committee Update (April 2023)

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...

WA DOH: Vaccine Advisory Committee Update (December 2022)

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...

WA DOH: Vaccine Advisory Committee Update (July 2022)

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...

AANP's notice to all states regarding vaccine exemptions

17 November 2021 This request just came in from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP): "You may have seen the MedPage Today article titled, AMA Delegates Target Naturopaths Who Write Vaccine Exemptions. We wanted to take this opportunity to reach...

WA DOH: Vaccine Advisory Committee Update (October 2021)

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...