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COVID-19 Updates

Tim Killian, a spokesman for Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., prepares to give a daily briefing to reporters on Wednesday. CREDIT: Ted S. Warren/AP

New UW Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In U.S.

NPR News May 6, 2021

Washington Governor Jay Inslee wearing a mask and speaking from his desk during a press conference

Governor Says All Washington Counties Will Stay In Their Current Reopening Phase…For Now

NWPB News May 4, 2021

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Health care workers assist a COVID-19 patient in Spain. Some evidence from Europe and China suggests an overzealous immune response may be contributing to the severe illness in some patients. CREDIT: Felipe Dana/AP

A Small Number Of People Will Be Hospitalized Despite Being Vaccinated. We Have to Learn Why

NWPB News April 28, 2021

People walking in a park some wearing masks

CDC Says If You’re Fully Vaccinated, You Don’t Need To Mask Outdoors (Unless You’re In A Crowd)

NPR News April 27, 2021

Bottles of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine await transfer into syringes for administering last month in Los Angeles. CREDIT: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Lifts Pause In Use Of J&J Vaccine After Vote By Expert Panel

NPR News April 23, 2021

Vanessa Delgado, of Irvine, Calif., recently got her COVID-19 vaccine. She also helped her farmworker father of Benton County, Wash., get his shot.

It’s Complicated: Why Some Northwest Latinx Residents And Farmworkers Hesitate On COVID Vaccine

Anna King April 23, 2021

Gov. Jay Inslee has recently found himself on the defensive in the face of criticism, even from some Democrats, over his approach to reopening regions of the state. CREDIT: TVW

Governor And Health Officials Warn Of Possible 4th Wave Of COVID Cases In Washington

Rebecca White April 22, 2021

The Emergent BioSolutions Bayview Campus plant in Baltimore has stopped producing vaccine material following an FDA inspection that found numerous problems. The plant was slated to become part of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine production process. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

FDA Inspection Finds Numerous Problems At Facility Intended To Make J&J Vaccine

NPR News April 22, 2021

Medical workers with Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people in Leland, Miss., last week. In some places, rural hospital workers have been slow to get the vaccine themselves. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Why Lagging COVID Vaccine Rate At Rural Hospitals ‘Needs To Be Fixed Now’

NPR News May 4, 2021

Galen Rupp of Portland qualified for his fourth Olympics by winning the U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials last year. Here he is at the 2016 Olympic Track and Field Team Trials. CREDIT: Tom Banse/N3

Washington Says Events Like Sports And Concerts Can Increase Capacity With Vaccinated Sections

NWPB News May 3, 2021

Washington's Northwest Tri County Health District covers the rural region encompassing Pend Oreille, Stevens and Ferry counties. Courtesy NETCHD via Facebook

Ferry County Moves Back To Phase 2 Due To COVID Outbreak After Maskless Parties At Eagles Club

Doug Nadvornick May 1, 2021

Serious cases of COVID-19 have grown in recent weeks in Americans 50 and younger. Tempura/Getty Images

COVID ‘Doesn’t Discriminate By Age’: Serious Cases On The Rise In Younger Adults

NPR News May 1, 2021

A sign at the El Sarape restaurant advertises outdoor seating, Jan. 5, 2021, in Olympia, Wash., as indoor dining was prohibited statewide due the the governor's coronavirus safety measures. CREDIT: Ted S. Warren/AP

More Washington Counties – From Largest To Very Rural – At Risk Of Reverting Back To Phase 2

Tom Banse April 28, 2021

From left: Seattle Sounders during a match on Oct. 6, 2019. (CREDIT: Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut), People walk into Pepperdock Restaurant by Seattle’s Alki Beach on March 20, 2020. (CREDIT: Jen Dev/Crosscut), Rattlesnake Ledge in North Bend is busy with hikers on March 22, 2020. (CREDIT: Jen Dev/Crosscut)

Poll: Washingtonians Aren’t Quite Ready For A Post-Pandemic Normal

NWPB News April 28, 2021

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