Coronavirus News
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| Another COVID-related death reported, but Whatcom sees fewest cases in nearly 6 weeks | News of Whatcom County’s smallest reported increase of confirmed COVID-19 cases in more than a month on Wednesday was blunted by another resident’s death being linked to the respiratory illness. Whatcom’s total number of COVID-related deaths grew to 153, according to the Washington State… |
2021-10-21 | |
| COVID-19 cases highest among 18- to 24-year-olds as students return to campuses | Local institutions of higher education are meeting the state requirements that faculty and staff be fully vaccinated, but their responses and protocols for handling the spread of COVID-19 if an outbreak occurs on their campuses vary, and some safety measures are proving to be difficult to… |
2021-10-21 | |
| White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11 | Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said Wednesday as it detailed plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for elementary school youngsters in a matter of… |
2021-10-20 | |
| Former WSU football coach Nick Rolovich to file lawsuit after being fired for noncompliance with COVID vaccine mandate | Nick Rolovich will reportedly take his dismissal as Washington State football coach to court, with his lawyer alleging he was illegally fired and accusing Athletic Director Pat Chun of “discriminatory and vindictive” behavior. In perhaps the highest-profile case to date of a public… |
2021-10-20 | |
| Nearly 1,900 Washington state workers quit or are fired over COVID vaccine mandate | About 3% of the 63,000 Washington state workers subject to Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have left their jobs or were terminated as this week’s deadline passed. So far, 1,887 state employees were terminated or left their positions over the mandate that they be fully… |
2021-10-20 | |
| State Patrol reports 10 troopers in Northwest district fail to meet COVID vaccine mandate | The Washington State Patrol announced Tuesday, Oct. 18, that 10 commissioned employees in the district that includes Whatcom County had separated from employment with the department after failing to prove that they had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Monday, Oct. 19, was the final day that… |
2021-10-20 | |
| Though COVID cases drop in Whatcom, these 2 regions continue to see high infection rates | Though COVID-19 infection rates decreased in all seven Whatcom County school district regions last week, the two-week rates remained relatively high in two regions. The areas covered by the Lynden and Nooksack Valley school districts continued to see their numbers of new COVID-19 cases per 100,… |
2021-10-20 | |
| Whatcom’s youngest residents seeing highest COVID infection rates since school started | Whatcom County’s youngest residents have a COVID-19 infection rate 42% higher than the rest of the population since students returned to school, which has played a role in keeping the county’s caseload high. Between Sept. 5 and Oct. 16, 826 COVID cases were diagnosed in Whatcom County residents… |
2021-10-20 | |
| US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots | Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to provide flexibility as the… |
2021-10-19 | |
| No jab, no job: Ex-coach Rolovich gets pink-slipped at WSU | You’re never going to convince guys like ex-Washington State coach Nick Rolovich to get the shot. It’s a waste of breath. The best scientists and all the evidence in the world couldn’t. Losing a $3 million-a-year job didn’t. Even public pleas from the likes of Alabama’s Nick Saban, Clemson’s… |
2021-10-19 |