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| Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge | A high school prom in Hawaii where masked dancers weren鈥檛 allowed to touch. A return to virtual city council meetings in one Colorado town after the mayor and others tested positive following an in-person session. A reinstated mask mandate at skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County鈥 |
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| 鈥楴obody wants another summer crushed by COVID-19.鈥 Here鈥檚 where Whatcom stands | Whatcom County stayed put in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 鈥渓ow鈥 COVID-19 community level for a second straight week, but that ranking continues to 鈥渉over on the border鈥 between 鈥渓ow鈥 and 鈥渕edium鈥 risk levels, the Whatcom County Health Department cautioned. 鈥淲别鈥 |
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| Rate of COVID cases in WA is rising | The rate of COVID-19 cases is rising in Washington. The statewide average of cases over the past seven days is 228 per 100,000 people, keeping Washington in the state Department of Health鈥檚 highest-risk category for the spread of COVID-19, The Spokesman-Review said Saturday. 鈥 |
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| Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5 | Three doses of Pfizer鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, |
The world has learned little from the coronavirus pandemic 鈥 and we are not using what we did gain to prevent or deal with another one, a panel convened by the World Health Organization said this week. Globally, we are 鈥渨oefully鈥 unprepared for the next pandemic, the Independent Panel鈥 |
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| COVID vaccine booster approved for kids. Here鈥檚 where to find them in WA | The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday . 罢丑别鈥 |
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| A COVID vaccine and flu shot at the same time? New strategy for this fall gains traction | As the coronavirus morphs into a stubborn and unpredictable facet of everyday life, scientists and federal health officials are converging on a new strategy for immunizing Americans: a vaccination campaign this fall, perhaps with doses that are finely tuned to combat the version of the virus鈥 |
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| A third of US should be considering masks, officials say | COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States 鈥 and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking. Increasing numbers of 鈥 |
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| Think we鈥檙e done with emergency orders? 29 are still in effect, with no plans to end them | It鈥檚 been more than two years since Gov. Jay Inslee issued his first COVID-19 emergency proclamation in the state of Washington. Since then, the governor has signed 87 COVID-related proclamations, rescinding 58 fully so far, while all or portions of 29 proclamations are still active鈥 |
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| Traveling this summer? CDC recommends everyone test for COVID-19 in days before flying | If you are traveling internationally or within the U.S. this summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you test for COVID-19 in the days before flying. The agency鈥檚 recommendation for all travelers regardless of vaccination status came in an update to its COVID-19鈥 |