Coronavirus News
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| All the omicron variants you’ve probably never heard of — and what they mean for the future of COVID | New evolution of the coronavirus’s omicron variant could mean the virus is becoming more “steady” and “flu-like,” said Trevor Bedford, a leading infectious disease scientist in Seattle who has tracked the virus’s genome since the pandemic began. Local and global researchers are… |
2022-04-20 | |
| Boost now? Boost later? Tricky calculations for a 4th coronavirus shot | Bill and Rudi Weissinger remain COVID-cautious. They’ve had three shots of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. They wear masks at the grocery store and avoid large gatherings. When Bill recently offered a friend a fist-bump rather than a handshake, the friend said, “Oh, still?” Yes is the answer,… |
2022-04-20 | |
| Are masks still effective even when many aren’t wearing them? What experts say | People seem to be shedding masks at a rate not seen since last June, just before summer’s delta surge. The odds are good that at least one person on a crowded flight would test positive for the coronavirus. In the UC San Francisco hospital system, for instance, the asymptomatic… |
2022-04-20 | |
| As judge ends transportation mask mandate, Bellingham airport awaits guidance from CDC | After a federal judge struck down a mask mandate for planes, buses and other modes of public transportation, at least one Whatcom County agency is awaiting further guidance before changing its policy. At the Bellingham International Airport, the mask mandate is still in place inside the… |
2022-04-19 | |
| What you need to know about changing mask rules in Seattle area, WA and the U.S. | With mask requirements rapidly changing, keeping track of what is required can get tricky as you move through your day. Here are the latest masking policies in the Seattle area, Washington state and the nation. Are rules changing on Seattle-area and WA transit?
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2022-04-19 | |
| Court ruling creates mishmash of transportation mask rules | A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate for public transportation across the U.S. created a confusing patchwork of rules for passengers as they… |
2022-04-19 | |
| Moderna announces step toward updating COVID shots for fall | Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine its original vaccine with protection against the omicron variant. On Tuesday, it reported a preliminary hint that such an approach might work. Today’s COVID-19 vaccines all are based on the original version of the… |
2022-04-19 | |
| Bellingham hospital hits COVID milestone, while Whatcom reaches vaccination mark | For the first time in more than a year and a half, St. Joseph’s hospital in Bellingham reported it was treating no patients for COVID-related symptoms on Friday, April 15. It matched the feat on Saturday, April 16, though the daily snapshot increased to four COVID-related patients on… |
2022-04-18 | |
| Is COVID more dangerous than driving? How scientists are parsing COVID risks | Like it or not, the choose-your-own-adventure period of the pandemic is upon us. Mask mandates have fallen. Some free testing sites have closed. Whatever parts of the United States were still trying to collectively quell the pandemic have largely turned their focus away from… |
2022-04-18 | |
| The CDC is changing its COVID travel advisory system | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to update its international COVID-19 travel advisory system Monday, designating its highest-risk category for extreme scenarios. “To help the public understand when the highest level of concern is most urgent, this new system will… |
2022-04-18 |