Health secretary: State can move quickly to work on swine flu
Mary Selecky, the state’s health secretary, is now talking about swine flu at the Governor’s press conference. She said the state is well prepared and that there is some flexibility in the budget to be...
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Mary Selecky, on whether Washington has any greater susceptibility to swine flu: “People travel, people have traveled to Mexico from every other state … in terms of the fact that we have migrant...
View ArticleSpecial session? We still don’t know … Swine flu in Washington? Likely.
This in from Jennifer Huntley, host of The Impact: The legislative session is now over, so what’s in the budget? And what’s the likelihood for a special session? We’ll talk to the top budget writers in...
View ArticleSwine flu: It’s here.
The health department says Washington has six probably swine flu victims: Three in King County, two in Snohomish and one in Spokane County. “The department is now sending six samples it could not...
View ArticleSwine flu confirmed in 9 Washingtonians.
The Health Department says swine flu is now confirmed in Washington state. There are 38 other states with confirmed cases. Nine people in Washington have confirmed cases: Seven in King County and one...
View ArticleSwine flu will likely stick around for a few months, Selecky says
On The Impact tonight, host Jennifer Huntley has an action-packed 30-minute show. For starters, Mary Selecky, head of the Department of Health, shares more information on the swine flu outbreak. Here’s...
View ArticleMore on the swine flu outbreak here.
Here’s a panel discussion that will air on TVW tonight about the swine flu, featuring Dr. David Fleming, who works for Public Health-Seattle & King County, Dr. Kathy Neuzil with the CDC Committee...
View ArticleSwine flu update: 23 confirmed cases, more suspected
Check out this handy map at the Department of Health. It tells you where suspected — and confirmed — swine flu cases are across the state, county by county. As of today, 23 cases have been confirmed....
View ArticleToday live on TVW: Swine flu summit
Today from 1 to 5 p.m., watch TVW LIVE for the state swine flu summit. Watch live here. On the agenda: Gov. Chris Gregoire, Secretary of the Department of Health Mary Selecky, state schools...
View Article“Inside Olympia” tonight: New Set, Swine Flu + Schools
Dept. of Health Secretary Mary Selecky and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn joined Austin Jenkins today at the TVW studio and broke in the new “Inside Olympia” set — looks sharp....
View Article‘The Impact’ tonight: workers’ compensation, swine flu, and more
It’s a big night for TVW – with a jam-packed ‘Impact’ show and the premiere of our special two-part series on education, The Quest for Quality. More on the education series in another blog post coming...
View ArticleTonight on The Impact: Swine flu vaccine and more
This from Jessica Gao, host of The Impact: A lot of you are asking, “where’s my swine flu shot?” We find out what’s behind the delay in vaccines and how the state is coordinating efforts to reach the...
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