Some patients can’t even find beds in Seattle or Portland.
Of the 12.5 million doses of J&J given, 38 people reportedly got blood clots and four have died.
Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz is urging employees to get vaccinated to prevent staff shortages.
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Kids don’t know about the things they might get wrong, and older folks know not to fixate on the past.
One supplier asked hospital customers to conserve the resource where possible.
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Gaining immunity from a virus isn’t better or healthier than vaccination. In fact, it’s more dangerous.
Across the school district, 26 students and eight staff have tested positive for the virus this year.
Some will tell pollsters they’d rather quit, but the vast majority are getting jabbed to keep their paycheck.
Vaccination numbers for state workers are about 20% higher than earlier this month.
Since the end of January, there have been 137 Snohomish County COVID deaths. Of those, 127 were unvaccinated.
The booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to certain people.
Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday the state’s eviction protections will be extended beyond Sept. 30.
The lawmaker will guide communications for the new Office of Recovery. He isn’t leaving the state Senate.
The agreement, which covers about 10,000 workers, gives some slack for those who have been hesitant.
The number of patients hospitalized is still almost 100, with 16 people on ventilators.
The moratoriums will remain in place through Jan. 15, rather than expiring at the end of September.
The state also requested Department of Defense personnel “to assist with the current hospital crisis.”
Organizers say this year’s visitors enjoyed experiencing the fair with “a little more shoulder room.”
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For those who put a high value on freedom, mandates and directives can push them even further away.
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With a few exceptions, most unions favor the mandates, but they want to negotiate implementation.
