Pacific Northwest faces shutdowns amid rising virus cases
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns....
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Apr 25, 20211 min read
Inslee announces re-authorization of J & J COVID vaccine in Washington
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee announced the authorization of resuming the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States...
Apr 25, 20214 min read
COVID-19 cases rising sharply, Grant County now labeled as a “Very High Risk” county
- Moses Lake, WA While many of us would like to see the end of the SARS-CoV-2 virus better know as the COVID-19 virus, however there’s a...
Apr 23, 20213 min read
US health panel reviews J&J vaccine pause over rare clots
- Washington District of Columbia, USA AP With the U.S. pause of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine stretched into a second week,...
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Gov. Inslee and WADOH agree to roll back Whitman, Pierce, and Cowlitz counties back to Phase 2
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the rollback of three counties not meeting the Phase 3 Healthy Washington metrics for...
Mar 30, 20212 min read
Next COVID-19 vaccine tier takes effect tomorrow March 31st adding 2 million eligible WA residents
- Olympia, WA On Wednesday, 5 million more Washington residents will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Jay Inslee...
Mar 30, 20213 min read
Conservative governors ignore Biden’s latest plea on mask mandates
President Joe Biden’s pleas for states to stick with mask mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus were being largely ignored...
Mar 25, 20211 min read
All Washington residents 16 and up will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines by May 1
SEATTLE (AP) — State officials have confirmed that everyone 16 and older in Washington state can get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine by...
Mar 21, 20214 min read
EXPLAINER: Will you need a ‘vaccine passport’ to travel?
Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind so-called vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed...
Mar 18, 20214 min read
Gov. Inslee announces extension of moritorium and loosening long term care visitations and more
Inslee announces extension of eviction moratorium, expansion of vaccine eligibility, long-term care visitations may resume - Olympia, WA...
Mar 17, 20213 min read
Gov. Inslee announces statewide move to Phase 3 and Phase 1B, Tier 2 vaccine eligibility
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery will be transitioning from a regional approach...
Mar 4, 20213 min read
WA vaccine eligibility to expand to tier 1B allowing more groups to get vaccinated on March 22
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Workers in agriculture and grocery stores will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 22, as will...
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Johnson & Johnson's 1 dose vaccine approved in Washington State
- Olympia, WA The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup,...
Mar 2, 20214 min read
Texas and other states ease COVID-19 rules despite medical and CDC warnings
Texas on Tuesday became the biggest state to lift its mask rule, joining a rapidly growing movement by governors and other leaders across...
Mar 2, 20213 min read
President Biden says that every American who wants a vaccine will get one by the end of May
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult...
Feb 26, 20213 min read
US Advisors endorse J&J single shot vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the...
Feb 22, 20212 min read
Governor Inslee signs Bill-1368 providing $2.2 billion in COVID relief
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday signed House Bill 1368, which appropriates $2.2 billion in federal funding that has been...
Feb 14, 20212 min read
South Central Region hospital misreports COVID admissions; South Central Region moves to Phase 2
- Olympia, WA The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced that a hospital in the South Central Region of the Healthy...
Feb 11, 20212 min read
North Central Washington Region has met COVID-19 requirements to advancing to Phase 2 this weekend
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee announced today five new regions have met the metric requirements to progress to Phase 2 of the Healthy...
Feb 8, 20212 min read
Washington COVID-19 Vaccine update for February 4th 2021
- Olympia, WA BELOW IS THE PRESS RELEASE SENT FROM WASHINGTON DOH As of Feb. 1, 773,346 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine, which...
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