Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Region tops state averages for opting out of vaccinations

  November 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 North Idaho and Eastern Washington share a grim distinction: Both have far higher rates of parents choosing not to immunize their children against childhood disease than either Idaho or Washington … 9

• Education Notes: Fall vaccination clinics offered

  September 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Parents still have three more opportunities to get their children vaccinated for the flu, whooping cough, chicken pox and measles. A preventative shot not only protects the child, but other …

• Some folks are missing the point of vaccines

  June 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 We’re No. 1. Measles will be overjoyed. A new report shows that more parents in Washington refused to have their children vaccinated than any other state in the nation. I’d … 24

• Education Notes: Dads, sons will exhibit art

  March 31, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Dads and their sons will share their artistic talent in a “Father and Son Art Exhibit” hosted by Discovery School, 323 S. Grant St. in downtown Spokane. The event will …

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  Health officials attempting to give kids a better shot

  May 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 A whooping cough outbreak has worsened in Kootenai County, infecting 43 children as investigators scramble to track down suspected sources of the disease. The episode underscores a stubborn problem in … 5

• State lags in most teen immunizations

  September 21, 2009 in City on Page A6 The Washington state Department of Health on Thursday released survey numbers regarding teen immunization rates. This is the first time state-by-state data has been available from the National Immunization Survey, …