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Apr 28, 2023
COVID-19 treatment program returns Free telehealth appointments expand access to oral antivirals
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has relaunched its popular free telehealth program to increase access to...
Feb 9, 2023
COVID-19 Bulletin
Recap of Recent COVID-19 News and Updates Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH)...
Oct 22, 2022
COVID-19 Bulletin Recap of Recent COVID-19 News and Updates
Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,825,852 confirmed cases...
Oct 13, 2022
Seattle COVID Emergency Proclamation to End After October 31
Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that the City of Seattle is preparing for the next chapter in the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Oct 12, 2022
Oct 12, 2022
COVID Statewide Response Updates
Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,729,949 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on July...
Jul 28, 2022
Childhood immunization rates decline during the pandemic
Now is the time to schedule a well-child visit to get your child up to date on vaccines OLYMPIA – A new report shows routine childhood...
May 20, 2022
WHAT DOES MEDIUM COVID-19 LEVEL MEAN FOR YOU? OUR LATEST DATA AND STEPS TO TAKE WITH CASES RISING
Based on Public Health’s latest data from Monday, April 25th, our rate of cases now puts King County into the Medium COVID-19 Community...
Apr 28, 2022
COVID-19
Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,493,194 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on April...
Apr 28, 2022
VID drug available in Washington for eligible patients
OLYMPIA – Thousands of doses of a potentially life-saving COVID-19 drug are available in the state of Washington, and could potentially...
Apr 7, 2022
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION RECEIVES GRANT FROM NORDSTROM CHARITABLE GIVING
Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 from Nordstrom Charitable Giving for its Eloise’s...
Apr 7, 2022
Join us in celebrating the outstanding public health work happening in Washington
OLYMPIA – Today marks the beginning of National Public Health Week, a time to celebrate the dedicated people working to improve public...
Apr 7, 2022
DOH updates school guidance as mask mandate lifts starting March 12
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has released new guidance for schools, child care, day camps, and other youth...
Mar 11, 2022
Governors Newsom, Brown and Inslee Announce Updated Health Guidance
Indoor mask requirements lifted as of 11:59 p.m. on March 11 February 28, 2022 With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the...
Mar 1, 2022
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Feb 17, 2022
King County ending vaccination verification policy on March 1
King County ending vaccination verification policy on March 1 as new COVID cases and hospitalizations decline; King County and City of...
Feb 17, 2022
DSHS opens units in long-term care facilities to treat non-COVID patients from hospitals
New units in nursing homes will free up hospital beds OLYMPIA — As part of a series of actions announced by Gov. Jay Inslee last month to...
Feb 17, 2022
City of Seattle Announces New Vaccination Strategies
Seattle – As the Omicron wave crests and over 90% of Seattle residents have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, today Seattle...
Feb 17, 2022
King County receives Crown Communities Award in recognition of COVID-19 response
King County has been selected as a recipient of American City & County’s Crown Communities Awards for its comprehensive response to the...
Feb 3, 2022
State re-opens COVID-19 test portal after successful January launch
Rapid antigen tests can be ordered and shipped directly to Washington households at no-cost OLYMPIA –The Washington State Department of...
Feb 3, 2022
Burned Out from Lingering Pandemic, Some on Frontlines Find Faith an Antidote
Respiratory therapist Nana Brefo got flashbacks when coronavirus variant surges started around the country, taking him back to the fear...
Feb 3, 2022
ICYMI: King County hospitals issue urgent call to action: ‘We Need your Help’
King County — In the midst of the omicron variant surge, King County hospitals and healthcare partners are issuing an urgent plea to the...
Feb 2, 2022
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