As you heard…President Biden announced a directive to all states to get every pre-K educator, K-12 teacher, and childcare worker at least one shot of…
King County Public Health Director Patty Hayes and four members of the King County Council will be holding a virtual town hall on Weds, March…
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center today celebrates 100 years of providing care to the community in South King County. “In 1921, two physicians recognized a need…
King County Vice Chair Reagan Dunn on Tuesday delivered an official recognition of the one-year anniversary of King County’s State of Emergency due to COVID-19.…
Public Health’s Kent and Auburn community vaccination sites have expanded eligibility to include adults age 65 and older. The two sites will begin providing covid-19…
Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) held a call Wednesday with top FDA officials to discuss the approval process for rapid tests. The FDA has said publicly…
Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) released a new report, the fourth in a series, that…
A bill to expand eligibility for a certain type of blood donation to 16- and 17-year-olds was approved by the Senate by a vote of…
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) along with Public Health – Seattle & King County and the UW Medicine Virology Lab, announce that the…
The recent winter storm has left area hospitals and medical facilities in critical need of all platelets, plasma, and all blood types. Anyone who is…
Over 500,000 people in the United States have died from COVID-19. At least 100,000 individuals have died from COVID-19 in the last five weeks. President…
In King County, this delay will impact most vaccination appointments scheduled for Friday, February 19, and likely into the weekend. Vaccine providers will reach out…
Overdose deaths accelerated in Washington in 2020, increasing by 38% in the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2019. Most of…
After a Crosscut story in December reported that data in Seattle showed nearly half of all helmet citations going to people experiencing homelessness, King County…
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration efforts. As of Feb. 15, more than…
U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Kathy Castor (D-FL) have introduced the Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act that will expand…
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with the Washington Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction (OSPI) and Health Commons is expanding…