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Coronavirus, Prevention, Public Health

More Americans — Of All Political Persuasions — Are Donning Masks

December 18, 2020

While 87% of Democrats said they always wear a mask out of the house, 71% of independents and 55% of Republicans said the same.

Coronavirus, Hospitals

No more ICU beds at LA County+USC hospita

December 18, 2020

The county of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, ICU units are perilously close to zero capacity.

Coronavirus, Occupational Heatlh, Public Health

Why you should be cautious when you’re taking a break at work

December 16, 2020

The place you go to relax on the job can be a high-risk location for transmission of the coronavirus. Here’s two local examples.

Coronavirus, Prevention, Public Health

Going Home for the Holidays? For Many Americans, That’s a Risky Decision

December 14, 2020

As COVID-19 cases surge, health experts are urging Americans to stay home for the holidays. But for many,, travel comes down to a risk-benefit analysis.

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
Coronavirus, Hospitals, Vaccines

Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots

December 14, 2020

Hospitals across the country have been grappling with how to distribute the first scarce shots that protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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COVID-19 continued to spread at a rapid pace throughout the state through mid-November.

December 10, 2020

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths continued to increase sharply since the last situation report

Coronavirus, Hospitals, Public Health, Rural Hospitals

Inslee extends COVID-19 lockdown tothrough Jan. 4 in Washington state

December 8, 2020

The hospitalization projections are scary. We’re already at 80% ICU capacity in Washington. Unless this turns around, our system will be overrun.

Coronavirus, Prevention

How to minimize the spread of COVID-19 this holiday season

December 7, 2020

The Department of Health strongly urges everyone to limit their holiday celebrations to only members of their immediate households.

Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Rural Health, Rural Hospitals

What Happened When the Only ER Doctor in a Rural Town Got COVID

December 4, 2020

Papenfus is the lone full-time ER doctor in the town of 900, not far from the Kansas line. ““I’m chief of staff and medical director of everything,” he says.

Coronavirus

States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders

December 3, 2020

Weary of their state’s COVID-19 restrictions, thousands of Washington residents over border to vacation, shop and dine in Idaho. Some came back with the virus.

Coronavirus, Prevention, Public Health

Washington state adopts CDC’s new quarantine guidelines

December 3, 2020

Quarantine is used to reduce the risk that infected people might unknowingly transmit infection to others.

Coronavirus, Immunology, Research

New research suggests immunity to COVID is better than we first thought

November 30, 2020

Key parts of the immune system can remember the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, for at least eight or nine months, possibly for years.

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Coronavirus, Doctors

COVID-19 shutters thousands of doctors’ offices across US

November 30, 2020

A survey by the Physicians Foundation estimated that 8% of all physician practices nationally — around 16,000 — have closed under the stress of the pandemic.

Coronavirus, Public Health, Technology

Washington launches statewide COVID-19 exposure notification tool

November 30, 2020

When voluntarily activated, phones with WA Notify use Bluetooth technology to exchange random codes with the phones of other users they are near.

Coronavirus, Hospitals

COVID-19 surge filling Washington state hospitals

November 27, 2020

The number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients in Washington state hospitals doubled from 471 on November 1st to 932 on November 23rd.

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