Coronavirus News
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| Whatcom County sees 7 new COVID-related hospitalizations reported Tuesday | On the day after PeaceHealth restricted visitor access at St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham due to escalating COVID-19 numbers in the community, Whatcom County saw seven COVID-related… |
2021-08-11 | |
| Studies show J&J vaccine protects against delta variant | Preliminary findings from South Africa show that the J&J shot is highly effective against preventing hospitalizations and death According to new data from a large-… |
2021-08-10 | |
| Whatcom sees triple-digit COVID case increase, as Bellingham hospital restricts visitors | Whatcom County continued to see its COVID-19 case and hospital loads grow, as the state reported a triple-digit increase in confirmed cases over the weekend and St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham reported it was treating its highest number of COVID patients since June. The … |
2021-08-10 | |
| 'U.S. has done nothing’: Why Canadians can’t cross the border into America | Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents are now allowed to come to Canada for non-essential travel purposes (including day trips across the land border), but at this point, plans for when that cross-border movement will be allowed for Canadians wishing to go to the U.S. are still… |
2021-08-10 | |
| With COVID-19 surging in WA, Inslee announces vaccine mandates. Here’s who is affected | New COVID-19 vaccine mandates were announced Monday affecting state workers and health-care workers, including long-term care workers. Gov. Jay Inslee announced the… |
2021-08-10 | |
| WWU publishes stats on effects of border restrictions | New research at Western Washington University found the cross-border flow of good, trucks and people were impacted in ways never before experienced during the pandemic. The Border Policy Research Institute at WWU released the 2021 Border Barometer today (Wednesday), the first and only in… |
2021-08-06 | |
| Unvaccinated people face more than double the risk of COVID reinfection, CDC says | A new study of hundreds of Kentucky residents reveals more real-world data that shows COVID-19 vaccines offer better protection against reinfection than natural immunity. Among nearly 740 people who previously had tested positive for the coronavirus, those who remained unvaccinated were… |
2021-08-06 | |
| Whatcom’s surpassing milestone a reminder ‘that the coronavirus isn’t done with us’ | On the 512th day since it saw its first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported, Whatcom County surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases. With 31 cases reported Wednesday, Aug. 4, Whatcom county surpassed the milestone with 10,009 confirmed cases, according to the … |
2021-08-06 | |
| U.S. plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers | The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official said. The requirement would come as part of the administration’s phased approach to easing travel restrictions for… |
2021-08-05 | |
| Third COVID vaccine shot for people with weakened immune system 'very high priority,' Fauci says | Federal health officials are working "as quickly as possible" to authorize a third Covid-19 vaccine shot for Americans with weakened immune systems, White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. It is clear now that such people – including cancer and HIV patients or… |
2021-08-05 |