Coronavirus News
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| U.S. pandemic-relief bill windfall to Whatcom agencies. Here's how they plan to spend it | Whatcom County governments, tribes, schools and other public agencies stand to gain $120 million to $150 million from the latest federal pandemic-relief measure, called the American Rescue Plan Act. That’s according to preliminary estimates based on two previous pandemic-relief measures… |
2021-06-07 | |
| EWU reverses decision, now requires students & staff to get COVID vaccine | Eastern Washington University has reversed its previous decision, and is now requiring students and staff to get the COVID vaccine by this fall. There will be exemptions for religious and medical reasons. “At this point, as the situation and information has evolved, I understand… |
2021-06-04 | |
| Whatcom sees 39 new COVID-19 cases as state, county and a grocer offer vaccine incentives | Whatcom County saw 39 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Thursday, June 3. Overall, Whatcom County has seen 9,144… |
2021-06-04 | |
| Here’s What We Know (And Don’t Know) About Long COVID | Even as more people get vaccinated and the U.S. inches back toward normalcy, long COVID isn't going away anytime soon. The post-COVID condition, recognized by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is defined by a wide-range of symptoms of illness… |
2021-06-03 | |
| Community Vaccination Center at BTC offers College Days for free vaccination June 16 & 17 | 2021-06-02 | ||
| Who really needs coronavirus herd immunity? People with weakened immune systems | While others begin to shed their masks and celebrate post-vaccine COVID-19 immunity, Michelle Geri Farris and her family will stay hunkered down in North Seattle. Both her sons were born with an immune disorder that prevents their bodies from producing antibodies against infection or… |
2021-06-02 | |
| Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters | Scientists have found clues that the world’s leading COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection that could diminish the need for frequent booster shots, but they caution that more research is needed and that virus mutations are still a wild card. Critical studies are underway, and… |
2021-06-02 | |
| Whatcom vaccinations on track for 70% by June 29, but 37 new COVID-19 cases reported | Whatcom County is slightly ahead of state averages in vaccinations but saw 37 new COVID-19 cases in the most recent numbers reported on the Washington State Department of Health’s… |
2021-06-02 | |
| Whatcom sees 26 new COVID-19 cases reported as pace of recent cases increases | Whatcom County had 26 new COVID-19 cases and no related deaths on Friday, May 28, according to the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard. Overall… |
2021-06-01 | |
| Whatcom County COVID-19 death rate drops as 36 new cases reported | Whatcom County had 36 new COVID-19 cases and no related deaths on Thursday, May 27, according to the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard. … |
2021-05-28 |