Coronavirus News
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| Whatcom’s COVID case, hospitalization rates drop to early delta levels, but adds 3 deaths | Whatcom County’s weekly COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates dropped to their lowest marks since the first days of the delta surge, but the county also received a reminder of the serious implications the pandemic continues to create on Monday. Three more Whatcom County residents’ deaths… |
2022-03-08 | |
| WHO says COVID boosters needed, reversing previous call | An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine amid the global spread of omicron, capping a reversal of the U.N. agency’s repeated insistence last year that boosters weren’t necessary for… |
2022-03-08 | |
| COVID-19 has now been found in 29 kinds of animals, which has scientists concerned | The 11-year-old cat had been vomiting and lethargic for several days, and showed little interest in food. When the pet was examined at the University of Pennsylvania’s Ryan Veterinary Hospital in September, her owner mentioned a possible clue to the symptoms: Someone in the household had… |
2022-03-08 | |
| Mask mandates go away in schools, but parent worries persist | Major school districts around the country are allowing students into classrooms without masks for the first time in nearly two years, eliminating rules that stirred up intense fights among educators, school boards and parents throughout the pandemic. New York City became the latest… |
2022-03-08 | |
| Bellingham hospital reports fewest COVID patients since August, but Whatcom adds a death | St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham reported Monday that it was treating its fewest number of patients for symptoms related to COVID-19 in more than seven months. As of Monday morning, March 7, the hospital reported it was treating 11 COVID-related patients, which was down from weekend… |
2022-03-07 | |
| This treatment can protect vulnerable people from COVID. They might not know about it | Leanne Cook was glum but unsurprised when the tests confirmed what she and her doctors had expected: Even after three shots of a vaccine, she had no antibodies to protect her against COVID-19. Her immune system had been hampered by the drugs she takes for her condition, a rare disease… |
2022-03-07 | |
| Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year | The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is the latest tragic reminder of the … |
2022-03-07 | |
| CDC drops Whatcom’s COVID community level to ‘low,’ but one region’s numbers still ‘high’ | With Whatcom’s case and hospitalization rates continuing to drop in recent weeks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set the county’s COVID-19 community level at “low.” The CDC last week began releasing COVID-19 community levels on a county-by-county basis along with… |
2022-03-04 | |
| What health experts say about the ‘natural experiment’ of ditching mask mandates in WA | Most of Washington’s indoor masking requirements will soon come to an end — and the state’s “natural experiment” will begin. For nearly two years Washingtonians have been mandated, off and on, to wear face coverings in schools, businesses, restaurants, bars, gyms and other indoor spaces… |
2022-03-04 | |
| WSU to relax COVID-19 protocols | Washington State University will soon no longer require students, employees and other campus visitors to wear masks inside the majority of buildings. The switch to make face coverings optional, which begins March 12, follows … |
2022-03-04 |