Coronavirus News
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| The CDC now recommends Pfizer boosters after 5 months, down from 6 | People who were initially immunized with two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster shot after five months, rather than six, according to a new… |
2022-01-04 | |
| COVID-19 case numbers explode in WA, according to data released Monday by DOH | COVID-19 is on a rampage through Washington, based on data released by the state Department of Health on Monday. The state recorded 6,037 new cases after breaking records in the last week. The state reported 6,883 cases on Dec. 30; 10,470 cases on Dec. 31; 8,521 cases on New Year’s Day; and 8,… |
2022-01-04 | |
| Seattle Public Schools begins mass testing effort for coronavirus before school resumes | On Sunday, Rosa Lopez and her family waited four hours for rapid coronavirus tests. The Lopez children were among about 2,200 people tested Sunday at two Seattle Public Schools clinics for students and staff, according to the district. The … |
2022-01-03 | |
| Bellingham hospital sets COVID record high and asks Whatcom residents to get booster shots | Amid a 50% surge in COVID-related hospitalizations over the holiday weekend to pandemic record levels, St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham made an urgent request for Whatcom County residents to “take the precautions that we know will help keep hospitalizations down.” The hospital reported that it… |
2022-01-03 | |
| One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost | One year ago, the biggest vaccination drive in American history began with a flush of excitement in an otherwise gloomy December. Trucks loaded with freezer-packed vials of a COVID-19 vaccine that had proved wildly successful in clinical trials fanned out across the land, bringing shots that… |
2021-12-13 | |
| COVID has killed 1 of every 100 older Americans as U.S. nears grim milestone | As the coronavirus pandemic approaches the end of a second year, the United States stands on the cusp of surpassing 800,000 deaths from the virus, and no group has suffered more than older Americans. All along, older people have been known to be more vulnerable to having severe cases, but the… |
2021-12-13 | |
| Report shows Whatcom’s three most recent COVID-related deaths were among unvaccinated | Whatcom County’s three COVID-related deaths that occurred during the final week of November/first week of December were all among unvaccinated or partially vaccinated residents, according to the Whatcom County Health Department. All three deaths during the week of Nov. 28 through Dec. 4 were… |
2021-12-13 | |
| Poop sleuths hunt for early signs of omicron in sewage | Scientists have detected traces of omicron in wastewater in Houston, … |
2021-12-10 | |
| Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origins | Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery. Most scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal. Others theorize it escaped from a Chinese lab… |
2021-12-10 | |
| Whatcom health department still analyzing cause of recent increased COVID rate in county | The Whatcom County Health Department is taking a wait-and-see approach to determine if the recent increase of COVID-19 cases in the county is attributable to a post-Thanksgiving surge or a backlog of testing due to flooding earlier in the month. Though epidemiological data remains incomplete… |
2021-12-10 |