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Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge

A high school prom in Hawaii where masked dancers weren’t allowed to touch. A return to virtual city council meetings in one Colorado town after the mayor and others tested positive following an in-person session. A reinstated mask mandate at skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County…

2022-05-24
‘Nobody wants another summer crushed by COVID-19.’ Here’s where Whatcom stands

Whatcom County stayed put in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “low” COVID-19 community level for a second straight week, but that ranking continues to “hover on the border” between “low” and “medium” risk levels, the Whatcom County Health Department cautioned.

“We…

2022-05-23
Rate of COVID cases in WA is rising

The rate of COVID-19 cases is rising in Washington.

The statewide average of cases over the past seven days is 228 per 100,000 people, keeping Washington in the state Department of Health’s highest-risk category for the spread of COVID-19, The Spokesman-Review said Saturday.

2022-05-23
Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5

Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, another step toward shots for the littlest kids…

2022-05-23
World learned little from COVID, is ‘woefully’ unprepared for the next pandemic, report says

The world has learned little from the coronavirus pandemic – and we are not using what we did gain to prevent or deal with another one, a panel convened by the World Health Organization said this week.

Globally, we are “woefully” unprepared for the next pandemic, the Independent Panel…

2022-05-20
COVID vaccine booster approved for kids. Here’s where to find them in WA

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.

The booster…

2022-05-20
A COVID vaccine and flu shot at the same time? New strategy for this fall gains traction

As the coronavirus morphs into a stubborn and unpredictable facet of everyday life, scientists and federal health officials are converging on a new strategy for immunizing Americans: a vaccination campaign this fall, perhaps with doses that are finely tuned to combat the version of the virus…

2022-05-19
A third of US should be considering masks, officials say

COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States — and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking.

Increasing numbers of …

2022-05-19
Think we’re done with emergency orders? 29 are still in effect, with no plans to end them

It’s been more than two years since Gov. Jay Inslee issued his first COVID-19 emergency proclamation in the state of Washington.

Since then, the governor has signed 87 COVID-related proclamations, rescinding 58 fully so far, while all or portions of 29 proclamations are still active…

2022-05-18
Traveling this summer? CDC recommends everyone test for COVID-19 in days before flying

If you are traveling internationally or within the U.S. this summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you test for COVID-19 in the days before flying.

The agency’s recommendation for all travelers regardless of vaccination status came in an update to its COVID-19…

2022-05-18
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