Category: Public Health
Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity
It’s not the caffeine, it’s the people
Going Home for the Holidays? For Many Americans, That’s a Risky Decision
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.
Inslee extends COVID-19 lockdown tothrough Jan. 4 in Washington state
The hospitalization projections are scary. We’re already at 80% ICU capacity in Washington. Unless this turns around, our system will be overrun.
Washington state adopts CDC’s new quarantine guidelines
Quarantine is used to reduce the risk that infected people might unknowingly transmit infection to others.
Washington launches statewide COVID-19 exposure notification tool
When voluntarily activated, phones with WA Notify use Bluetooth technology to exchange random codes with the phones of other users they are near.
Where is COVID-19 transmitted in King County?
Report shows most common exposure settings are homes, workplaces, community and social gatherings.
No, soaring COVID-19 cases are not due to more testing – they show a surging pandemic
Rather than being an artifact of changes in testing policy, the rise in cases reflects ongoing transmission and serious illness.
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic
The unprecedented nature of the pandemic undermines how we process information and assess risk. Need proof? Look around.
GOP Lawsuits Restrain Governors’ COVID-19 Actions
Republican say governors need legislative approval to shut down businesses, require mask-wearing or force residents to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Inslee announces statewide COVID-19 restrictions for four-weeks
The restrictions go into effect Monday, November 16 at 11:59 PM
COVID-19 surges in Western Washington
Western Washington is seeing a surge in new COVID-19 cases similar to that seen in much of the rest of the country, with King, Snohomish and Pierce counties are now considered to be “hot zones” of disease transmission, Washington State…
How Surging COVID Cases Forced Montana to Change Its Mask Strategy
When appealing to people’s sense of community didn’t work, officials began to escalate: adding in guilt, then shaming, and now to attempts to punish.
Anxieties Rise, Californians Buy Hundreds of Thousands More Guns
Handgun sales in California have risen to unprecedented levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, and experts say first-time buyers are driving the trend.
What Exactly Is A Close Contact?
Public Health Insider, Public Health – Seattle & King County One of the most important steps we can take in slowing the spread of COVID-19 is for anyone who has had close contact with an infected person to get tested…
The Curve is Fattening, Not Flattening. What Can We Do?
Now is not the time to give up. If we are lax we will fatten the curve, not flatten it. The smart thing to do is to wait this out until we have a vaccine.