COVID-19

Department of Health releases updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools & child care

For immediate release: August 10, 2022                                            Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has released its updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and child care. The guidance takes lessons learned from the first two […]

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UPDATED: Inslee issues two proclamations for facial coverings, vaccine requirements

Note this update includes links to Proc. 20-25.15 instead of a previous version which linked to 20.25.14.   Gov. Jay Inslee today updated and extended two emergency proclamations that expand the vaccine requirement and the statewide face covering requirement.  The expanded emergency orders are:  Proclamations 20-25, Washington Ready; and 21-14, Vaccination Requirement.   The governor made the announcement at a press conference earlier this

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New state workplace masking guidelines help employers, workers adapt to new CDC recommendations

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries News (May 21, 2021) TUMWATER — Updated state COVID-19 workplace safety and health guidance released today by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) will help employers adapt masking policies to meet new CDC guidelines adopted by Governor Jay Inslee. The updated guidance details steps employers must take to continue keeping workers

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State’s vaccine outreach shifts from mass vaccination sites to mobile vaccination clinics

Department of Health News Release Public inquiries: State COVID-19 Assistance Hotline, 1-800-525-0127   OLYMPIA – After a successful four month run, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is transitioning the state-led mass vaccination effort from stationary sites to mobile vaccination clinics. This new phase of vaccine outreach will help the state reach people who have experienced

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NIH trial of anti-CD14 antibody to treat COVID-19 respiratory disease begins

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)  Contact Laura Leifman (link sends e-mail) 301-402-1663   [April 13, 2021, News Release] A clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of an investigational monoclonal antibody for treating people who are hospitalized with respiratory disease and low blood oxygen due to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus

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