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WITH COVID RATES HIGH, WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MASKING AND TESTING

The risk of exposure to COVID-19 is higher than a month ago, both within schools and in the community. That’s why Public Health has been recommending wearing masks in indoor public settings and other prevention measures, particularly since we reached the Medium Community Level.

May 16, 2022 Coronavirus / COVID / Public Health / Vaccines

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH BOOSTERS (AND WHY IT’S A GOOD TIME FOR A BOOST)

Boosters keep your body’s protection against COVID-19 strong for longer, guarding against getting very sick, going to the hospital, or death.

April 28, 2022 Child Health / Coronavirus / COVID / Hepatitis

Hepatitis outbreak in children: explainer on adenovirus type 41, the possible culprit

One suspect is infection by an adenovirus. Adenoviruses are a large group of viruses that can infect a wide range of animals as well as humans. They got their name from the tissue they were initially isolated from: the adenoids (tonsils).

April 28, 2022 Coronavirus / COVID / Drugs

What is Paxlovid and how will it help the fight against coronavirus?

An infectious diseases physician answers questions on the COVID-19 pill

April 26, 2022 Coronavirus / COVID / Prevention / Public Health

Should you wear a mask on a plane, bus or train when there’s no mandate? 4 essential reads to help you decide

Daniel Merino, The Conversation On April 18, 2022, a judge in Florida struck down the federal mandate requiring passengers on

April 26, 2022 Coronavirus / COVID / Fitness

Regaining fitness after COVID infection can be hard

Here are 5 things to keep in mind before you start exercising again

Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging.

March 15, 2022 Brain and Nervous System / Coronavirus / COVID

COVID-19 and the brain

Even mild cases of COVID-19 can leave a mark on the brain, such as reductions in gray matter – a neuroscientist explains emerging research.

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February 24, 2022 Coronavirus / COVID

Eight changes the world needs to make to live with COVID

The world pre-2020 no longer exists – we may want it to, but it just doesn’t.

February 8, 2022 Coronavirus / COVID / Laboratory Medicine

Washington state re-opens COVID-19 test portal for the third time.

Rapid antigen tests can be ordered and shipped directly to Washington households at no-cost.

January 22, 2022 Coronavirus / COVID / Hospitals

King County hospitals issue urgent call to action: ‘We Need your Help’

Capacity levels were critical before the current surge with non-COVID care and back-logged surgeries. The surge has exacerbated the situation, making it difficult to provide essential care for non-COVID health concerns.

January 21, 2022 Coronavirus / COVID / Laboratory Medicine

Washington launches at-home test portal

Beginning today, Washington state residents will be able to visit www.sayyescovidhometest.org to order rapid-antigen COVID tests online, and will receive those tests delivered at no cost.

Electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19

November 5, 2021 Coronavirus / COVID

Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic

Endemic viruses include those that cause the common cold and the seasonal flu that appear year after year. Much like these, the virus that causes COVID-19 likely won’t die out, and most experts now expect it, too, to become endemic.