Coronavirus News
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| Lost your COVID-19 vaccination card? Here’s what to do | The 4-by-3-inch card stock frustratingly doesn’t fit in most wallets. But it’s an essential document that quickly may become an entry pass in everyday life. Since the vaccine rollout started in Washington state, showing proof of immunity has been more commonplace. Whether it’s a… |
2021-08-17 | |
| Pfizer submits data to FDA for authorization for COVID booster shots for general population | Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday they have submitted early stage clinical trial data to the Food and Drug Administration as part of their U.S. application… |
2021-08-17 | |
| As hospital sets new pandemic record for COVID patients, Whatcom sees another big weekend | Whatcom County saw another triple-digit increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the weekend, while St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham reported a new record high for COVID-related patients. Whatcom had 142 new confirmed cases reported by the Washington State Department of… |
2021-08-17 | |
| Whatcom sees 300 confirmed COVID cases last week, as hospital sets pandemic record high | Whatcom County plunged deeper into its fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic last week, as its reported weekly caseload reached levels last seen in early February and St. Joseph hospital saw its highest number of COVID patients during the pandemic. Additionally, Lighthouse Mission… |
2021-08-16 | |
| Whatcom sees 57 COVID cases & three hospitalizations , as breakthrough rates remains steady | Whatcom County’s COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough rate remained relatively consistent with less than 3% of the county’s confirmed cases being seen in fully vaccinated residents, the Washington State Department of Health reported Thursday. |
2021-08-13 | |
| Supreme Court rejects challenge to Indiana University's vaccination requirement | The Supreme Court refused Thursday to block Indiana University's requirement that students be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend classes in the fall semester. |
2021-08-13 | |
| No indoor mask mandate for Whatcom, but recommended for fair | 2021-08-12 | ||
| Whatcom sees 6 new Delta variant cases & 68 COVID infections reported Wednesday | 2021-08-12 | ||
| Fueled by Delta variant, 500,000 coronavirus cases now tallied in Washington state | 2021-08-12 | ||
| These Whatcom County regions see highest COVID infection rates of the summer | All seven Whatcom County school district regions saw growth in their COVID-19 infections rates last week, and two regions surged to the highest levels the county has seen since the spring. The regions covered by the Blaine and Lynden school districts are each averaging more than 200 new… |
2021-08-11 |