Opinion
Comment: Before you gather, you, guests should test for covid
If used properly, the tests can be key in preventing your party from becoming a superspreader event.
Opinion
Comment: Fighting anti-vax misinformation still worth effort
‘Excess’ deaths from covid are occuring in areas with the lowest rates of vaccination.
Local News
Health officials urge mask-wearing as viruses rise statewide
An “unprecedented surge in viral respiratory illnesses” spurred a joint statement from dozens of county medical leaders.
Local News
Unvaccinated firefighters put on unpaid leave sue to recoup back pay
Eight Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue firefighters contend unpaid leave was not legal. Six of them are back…
Local News
Driver shortage prompts Community Transit’s trip cut proposal
Reducing service, by 78 trips total on 9 routes, could make for more reliable arrivals and departures in…
Local News
Everett, county councils express ‘disappointment’ in letter to Providence
Earlier this month a patient died in the Everett hospital’s lobby. Nurses have spoken about work conditions for…
Local News
No trick. Gov. Inslee ends his COVID-19 state of emergency
The Democratic governor issued the order when the pandemic began. 14,550 people have died from COVID in the…
Northwest
Seattle to end COVID-19 emergency proclamation
Policies linked to the order including premium pay for food delivery and network gig workers will end Nov.…
Local News
Fall brings concerns of a ‘twindemic’ of flu, COVID
Flu season is here. COVID never left. Officials say it’s time for people to get shots.
Opinion
Comment: Here’s who should be first up for covid’s new booster
Those over 65, those with health problems and those not boosted in the last six months should get…
Opinion
Comment: Declaring an ‘end’ to pandemics often prolongs them
While the worst may be past, history shows that such declarations limit still necessary public health efforts.
Opinion
Comment: Is covid-19 pandemic over? The answer is yes, but …
A health expert, an economist and an education professor walk into the question of where covid has left…
Northwest
State employees likely to get 1K bonuses for COVID booster
Under a tentative deal state employees would get $1,000 bonuses for receiving a COVID-19 booster shot.
Local News
1,700 people aided by $1.8 million Snohomish County ARPA money
A Mill Creek mother of four was out of work after heart surgery. The YWCA helped with truck…
Local News
COVID boosters targeting omicron are here, in limited supply
The new bivalent shot offers some protection against the variant now causing nearly all infections.
Local News
Washington’s COVID-19 state of emergency to end Oct. 31
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday the order will end nearly three years after he first issued it.
Opinion
Comment: Next pandemic, make closing schools the last resort
Relying on remote learning during covid did too much harm to children and with little health benefit for…
Northwest
Health officials: Get updated COVID-19 booster, flu shot
Seattle and King County health officials are urging people to get the new COVID-19 booster.
Local News
County’s priorities for $80M in relief: Mental health, shelters, youth
Snohomish County published a report on how it intends to spend a one-time cash influx from the federal…