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| WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world | The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The U.N. health agency said in its latest weekly report on the pandemic that the worldwide number of deaths remained鈥 |
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| With COVID circulating, now鈥檚 time to get kids vaccinated, state health officials say | Washington state health officials used their time at a Wednesday news briefing to emphasize the importance of COVID-19 vaccines for children and staying safe over the holiday weekend and summer months. Michele Roberts, assistant secretary for prevention and health with the Department of鈥 |
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| Whatcom Health: Latest COVID-19 strains no cause for alarm | A Whatcom County health official downplayed recent reports of yet another COVID-19 subvariant but advised county residents not to let their guard down. New medical research says the latest versions of the omicron variant, called BA.4 and BA.5, should become the dominant COVID-19 strains鈥 |
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| Whatcom County鈥檚 weekly COVID-19 infection rates continue slow decline | COVID-19 infection rates continued to drop in Whatcom County last week, as the state reported 435 new cases within the county. Whatcom County has now had a total of 42,603 COVID cases during the pandemic, according to the latest report Friday, June 24, by the Washington State Department鈥 |
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| Whatcom COVID report praises health response; officials鈥 secrecy and leaks criticized | Whatcom County鈥檚 response to the COVID-19 pandemic earned good marks for swift action to save lives, according to a preliminary version of a report commissioned to examine how local officials performed in a major crisis, the first global health threat in a century. But Whatcom Unified鈥 |
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| New data shows how many people in Seattle area and WA could have long COVID | It鈥檚 one of the scariest things about testing positive for COVID-19: What if the symptoms persist for months? Most people with COVID start feeling better within a few days to a few weeks. But for some, a wide range of symptoms can persist for more than a month after鈥 |
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| US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall | U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus. 鈥 |
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| Whatcom receives another 鈥榤edium鈥 COVID grade from CDC, but 2 regions would be 鈥榟igh鈥 | Whatcom County remained in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 鈥渕edium鈥 community COVID-19 risk level for a third straight week, while infection and hospitalizations rates in two regions within the county would earn 鈥渉igh鈥 rankings, where masking is recommended for everyone.鈥 |
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| Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for little US kids | Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: 鈥淚s today vaccine day?鈥 For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes. The nation鈥檚 infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out鈥 |
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| Number of COVID patients at Bellingham hospital decreases by half over holiday weekend | The number of COVID-related patients being treated by St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham shrank by half over the holiday weekend. The hospital reported that it was treating 10 patients for COVID-related symptoms on Tuesday, June 21, its lowest daily snapshot since it had a four-day string鈥 |