Coronavirus News
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| Bellingham’s mayor proposes these climate measures, including $5 million investment | Two proposed investments by Bellingham Mayor Seth Fleetwood would tackle climate change from both sides of the problem. One proposal would reduce the community’s greenhouse gas emissions by requiring all new housing projects using federal pandemic relief funds to be fully electric and not rely… |
2021-10-19 | |
| Bellingham hospital reports a decrease in the number of COVID-19 patients it’s treating | St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham reported it was treating two fewer patients for symptoms related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, Oct. 19. The hospital reported it was treating 26 COVID patients, which was down from 28 on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 17-18 and 29 on Saturday, Oct. 16. |
2021-10-19 | |
| Why COVID boosters weren’t tweaked to better match variants | More COVID-19 booster shots may be on the way -- but when it’s your turn, you’ll get an extra dose of the original vaccine, not one updated to better match the extra-contagious delta variant. And that has some experts wondering if the booster campaign is a bit of a missed opportunity to… |
2021-10-18 | |
| Here’s what the global supply chain woes will mean for Whatcom holiday shoppers | Shopping early for the holiday season is generally a good rule of thumb, but it may be more important this year as global supply breakdowns cause delays for Whatcom County retailers. Retailers interviewed for this article report that while they already have most of their holiday inventory —… |
2021-10-18 | |
| Employee vaccination rates are high at Washington state’s public universities | There is high anticipation over whether Washington State University will allow its … |
2021-10-18 | |
| Vaccination rates in 2 Whatcom regions under 50%, but health department’s not giving up | While most of Whatcom County has at least initiated COVID-19 vaccination, two regions are lagging behind. As of last week, 49% of the residents within the region covered by the Nooksack Valley School District and 45% of those living in the region covered by the Mount Baker School District had… |
2021-10-18 | |
| Three Whatcom deaths reported in early October were all among unvaccinated residents | Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated Whatcom County residents were more than three times more likely to contract COVID-19 during the first full week of October than those who were fully vaccinated, according to analysis of data released by the Whatcom County Health Department. Additionally, all… |
2021-10-18 | |
| FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine | U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing growing worry that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren’t as protected as those given two-dose brands. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration weighed J&J’s proposal for a… |
2021-10-15 | |
| Whatcom owns state’s fifth-highest COVID breakthrough percentage, but that’s expected | Whatcom has the third-highest vaccination percentage among residents 12 and older, with 68.3% of its population fully vaccinated according to the report. The only counties with better percentages are Jefferson (74.9%) and King (78.6%). Seeing counties with high vaccination percentages also… |
2021-10-15 | |
| FDA panel debates lower-dose Moderna COVID shots for booster | U.S. health advisers are debating if millions of Americans who received Moderna vaccinations should get a booster shot -- this time, using half the original dose. Already millions who got their initial Pfizer shots at least six months ago are getting a booster of that brand. Thursday,… |
2021-10-14 |