Coronavirus News
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| COVID rates climbing among Whatcom’s fully vaccinated, but remain lower than unvaccinated | Whatcom County is seeing its fully vaccinated residents increasingly impacted by COVID-19, but at rates that are still lower than for unvaccinated residents. There were 559 new COVID cases between Aug. 15 and 21, according to … |
2021-08-31 | |
| Whatcom sees largest increase of reported COVID-19 cases of pandemic with big weekend | Whatcom County saw its largest reported increase in new confirmed COVID-19 cases during the nearly 18-month pandemic on Monday. Whatcom’s confirmed case total increased by 248 over the weekend, according to the … |
2021-08-31 | |
| Vaccinated Americans may be able to travel to Canada, but CDC issues advisory against it | Canada may have reopened its border to vaccinated Americans earlier this month, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending they avoid visiting. The CDC… |
2021-08-31 | |
| CDC continues to see high level of COVD transmission in Whatcom; one new death recorded | Whatcom County saw 440 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one related death in the last week, according to the Washington State Department of Health’s COVID Data Dashboard Friday, Aug. 20… |
2021-08-23 | |
| If you have unvaccinated kids, act like ‘nobody in household’ is vaccinated, experts urge — and more back-to-school advice | Coronavirus cases in Washington are nearing peaks not seen in six months — and for parents readying for a new school year, navigating the path back to classrooms is suddenly fraught with tough questions. Will safety measures like masking and ventilation be enough to curb classroom… |
2021-08-23 | |
| Washington state’s indoor mask mandate now in effect | A statewide indoor mask mandate went into effect Monday for all individuals age 5 and up — regardless of vaccination status. |
2021-08-23 | |
| Poll: School mask, vaccine mandates supported in US | As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12 schools, according to a new poll, but their views are sharply divided along political lines. About 6 in 10 Americans say students and teachers should be… |
2021-08-23 | |
| US regulators give full approval to Pfizer | The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a milestone that could boost public confidence in the shots and spur more companies, universities and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory. The Pentagon immediately announced it will press ahead with plans to… |
2021-08-23 | |
| What does FDA approval of Pfizer COVID vaccine mean for you? Here’s what happens next | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday for people 16 and older, making it the first of three… |
2021-08-23 | |
| COVID anxiety rising amid delta surge, AP-NORC poll finds | nxiety in the United States over COVID-19 is at its highest level since winter, a new poll shows, as the delta variant rages, more states and school districts adopt mask and vaccination requirements and the nation’s hospitals once again fill to capacity. The poll from The Associated… |
2021-08-20 |