Coronavirus Chronicles

Need More Rapid Covid Tests? Washington's Got You.

A portal will launch soon to double those White House swab shipments.

01/20/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Coronavirus Chronicles

Where to Find a Covid PCR Test in King County

For Seattle-area swab seekers.

01/10/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Power Players

The Most Influential Scientists, Doctors, and Environmentalists in Seattle

Health and climate champions who do the most vital work.

12/08/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Coronavirus Chronicles

What to Know about the Omicron Variant and Covid Booster Shots

Cue the flaming Elmo gif.

12/06/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

The Big Dark

Patty Murray Wants to Stop Turning Back the Clock

The Washington senator is on a quest to make daylight saving time permanent.

11/05/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Coronavirus Chronicles

Your 5- to 11-Year-Old Is Finally Eligible for a Covid Vaccine

It's only Pfizer for now but...you get what you get and you don't throw a fit.

11/02/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

PSA

A New Downtown Vaccination Hub Opens Tomorrow at Amazon

The city partnered with the tech giant, Swedish, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health to boost our local response.

10/22/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Roloviched

How Many Washington Workers Fired Themselves by Rejecting Vaccination?

It wasn't a mass exodus, but departures still leave gaps in the state's infrastructure.

10/20/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Calling HR

Are Religious Exemptions for Vaccines Legit?

WSU's football coach Nick Rolovich tried to claim it to avoid state-mandated vaccine requirements but was still fired.

10/19/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Coronavirus Chronicles

Yes, We're Still Talking about Covid Vaccine Myths

Answers to all the hot-button questions, from fertility to, uh, becoming magnetic.

10/19/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Coronavirus Chronicles

Some of Us Are in a Disaster Cascade

Mental health has improved for a fortunate few. But many people in Washington are heading back toward disillusionment.

10/15/2021 By Malia Alexander

Shots, Shots, Shots

Flu Season Is Here. Should We Be Worried?

Can you get a flu shot at the same time as a Covid vaccine? Is a twindemic coming? An infectious disease doc weighs in.

10/08/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Coronavirus Chronicles

Where to Find Covid Vaccine Booster Shots in King County

The local vaccination effort is expanding again.

09/28/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Coronavirus Chronicles

What to Know about Rapid Covid Tests in King County

Tests are back on the rise. But is it any easier to get a quick and reliable result?

09/16/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Coronavirus Chronicles

Vaccinated in King County? You're Still Way More Protected from Covid

A new data dashboard from Public Health—Seattle and King County gives us concrete answers about breakthrough case, hospitalization, and death rates.

09/08/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Coronavirus Chronicles

What to Know about the Delta Variant and Breakthrough Cases in Seattle

The most frustrating phase of the pandemic yet is roiling our reopening.

08/19/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Code Blue

The ER Is (Not) the Place to Be This Summer

Fireworks and fingers don’t mix.

07/19/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Coronavirus Chronicles

We Finally Have a Vaccine Lottery

Here's how it works.

06/04/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Office Politics

Can Your Employer Require a Covid Vaccine?

We asked a UW health law expert.

06/03/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Coronavirus Chronicles

The Day the Pandemic Changed in Washington State

After May 13, “normal” is finally in sight.

05/14/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy