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PeaceHealth COVID outbreak: ‘If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere’ 

Outbreak at Vancouver hospital impacts 10 patients, 4 employees; public health director urges COVID-19 vaccination, says pandemic 'not done with us yet'

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Dr. Alan Melnick the director of Clark County Public Health, speaks about a COVID-19 outbreak at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver during an online press conference on Monday, July 19, 2021. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

A COVID-19 outbreak at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver has impacted at least 10 patients and four health care workers. 

“This is a wake-up call,” said Dr. Lawrence Neville, chief medical officer for the PeaceHealth Columbia Network, during an online press conference held Monday, July 19. “If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere.”

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