Category: Drugs
Can vaccinated people still spread the coronavirus? – UW expert answers your vaccine questions
The short answer is no. You can still get infected after you’ve been vaccinated. But your chances of getting seriously ill are almost zero.
APPEARANCE OF VARIANTS OF CONCERN IN KING COUNTY REINFORCE NEED TO STAY VIGILANT
Public Health Insider, Public Health – Seattle & King County A variant strain of the coronavirus that was first identified in South Africa has been detected in King County. The B.1.351 variant was identified through genomic sequencing at the UW Medicine Virology Laboratory on Feb.…
Two Doses are Key
If you already got your first shot, it’s time to start thinking about getting your second one.
Opioid Deaths Spark Push to Ease Buprenorphine Rules
Doctors say requirement to take an 8-hour course and submit to Drug Enforcement Administration oversight has stymied the drug’s availability.
As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them
Fed up with a lack of federal action , state legislators are pushing bills to penalize drugmakers for unjustified price hikes and to cap payment at much-lower Canadian levels.
Vaccine Signups Cater to the Tech-Savvy, Leaving Out Many
While many older adults have access to the internet and are tech-savvy, others are not.
COVID-19 Variants Further Strain Public Health Agencies
More contagious variants add to the struggle agencies already face to trace contacts, communicate with the public and vaccinate residents.
These States Found the Secret to COVID-19 Vaccination Success
Centralized approaches by states like West Virginia and Alaska have proved to be more efficient.
Public Health Systems Still Aren’t Ready for the Next Pandemic
“We’re seeing the consequences now of a complete and utter failure to ensure we have a full and robust vaccination system.”
Don’t be picky when it comes to your Covid shot, take the first one offered
“. . . get whatever you can as soon as you can get it. . . “
The mutations carried by the variant that first appeared in the U.K., known as B.1.1.7, make the virus more “fit.”
Two new COVID-19 vaccination sites to open in south King County
Sites seek to improve access to vulnerable older residents.
Snohomish county opens drive-thru vaccine site at Arlington airport
More than 40,000 county residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for pain experience withdrawal symptoms
59% percent of people using medical cannabis for chronic pain experienced moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms if they stopped ingesting weed for hours or days.
Four mass vaccination sites opening across Washington state this week
The sites will be located in Kennewick, Ridgefield, Spokane and Wenatchee.