flu shots

Dr. Tanny Davenport at Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital says the shots are available throughout the community. And he says don't wait until later in the year.

Flu shots are available at grocery and drug stores all around the valley and the state.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Health Department says the state has had 34 lab-confirmed flu deaths so far this flu season. Agency spokesman Donn Moyer says that figure covers confirmed deaths through Wednesday. The...

It is not to late to get a flu shot with the number of cases being recorded in the state and the nation. Brian Weihs is Director of Respiratory Services at Yakima's Memorial Hospital who says if you have had the flu and are feeling better get that flu shot to avoid getting sick again...

This is a tough flu season. New numbers show it is especially bad in Kittitas County. In the past month, Kittitas Valley Community Hospital has seen 120 cases of flu. That is a record number. Doctors say many people are not taking the measures they need to in order to stay healthy...

The Yakima Fire Department is preparing for a possible outbreak in the flu virus after thousands of people across the country have been sickened by the virus. Fire department officials say the number of flu cases is expected to be on the rise in the next few weeks so they say now is a great time to get a flu shot...

It's starting in the Yakima valley and across the state. The flu season, and Maryanne Patnode with the Yakima County Health District says while the numbers are high in the Eastern U.S. that's not the case here in the West. But she expects the numbers to grow in the next couple of months...