Category: Infectious Disease
Pressure Grows to Reopen Schools, But Fears Persist
Nationwide, cities and states where most schools have remained closed throughout the pandemic are struggling to decide when and how to reopen.
Long-Haul Covid Cases Cast New Light on Chronic Fatigue Sufferers
Scientists are trying to figure out the mechanisms of the disease and why it develops in certain people and not others.
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. . . “
COVID-19 case count drops in Washington state, but officials urge caution
Declining COVID-19 transmission provides an opportunity to get rates under control before the faster-spreading B.1.1.7 variant takes hold.
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.
How the CARES Act Forgot America’s Most Vulnerable Hospitals
CARES Act funding for health care providers has been plagued by a dizzying rollout and, at times, contradictory guidelines for how to use the funding.
Four mass vaccination sites opening across Washington state this week
The sites will be located in Kennewick, Ridgefield, Spokane and Wenatchee.
THE NEW VARIANT COVID-19 STRAIN IS HERE. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
“This virus has been working out. It’s gotten faster and more fit. And we need to fight smarter and harder to beat it.”
Biden Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats
Biden made it clear that combating the covid-19 pandemic will be his top priority.
How Operation Warp Speed Created Vaccination Chaos
States are struggling to plan their vaccination programs with just one week’s notice for how many doses they’ll receive from the federal government.
Can your boss require you to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
The general rule is yes – with some exceptions.