Eilis O'Neill
Reporter
About
Eilís (eye-LEASH) O'Neill fell in love with radio when she was a 14-year-old high school intern at KUOW, in the program that later became RadioActive. Since then, she's worked as a radio reporter in South America and New York City and was thrilled to return to her hometown radio station in 2017. Her work has appeared on The World, Marketplace, and NPR.
Eilís has a degree in English and Spanish from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in science, environment and health journalism from Columbia University.
Stories
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As Latinos wait for vaccines in Seattle area, they keep getting sick
Over the course of the pandemic, Latinos in King County have been almost four times as likely to get Covid as white people, and three times as likely to die of it. But fewer Latinos have received a Covid dose: one in five Latinos compared to one in three white people in King County.
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KUOW Newsroom
Vaccination eligibility will soon expand big time. Will Washington state have a supply issue?
‘If you are not eligible now, but becoming eligible on Wednesday, you can actually start looking for an appointment as long as it's for a date after you become eligible.’
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KUOW Newsroom
'Phase Finder' no longer needed to verify vaccine eligibility in Washington state
Starting Wednesday, March 31, vaccine providers in Washington state will no longer have to use Phase Finder to verify whether vaccine recipients are eligible or not.
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Covid cases up 31% in Seattle area as reopening continues
Covid cases continue to climb in King County as reopening is underway. Cases are up 31 percent from where they were two weeks ago, according to new data released over the weekend. That's up from the increase we noted on Friday, which was 18 percent.
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Covid cases up 18% in Seattle area as region reopens
Covid cases are up in King County, 18% above where they were two weeks ago. And more outbreaks are being tied to restaurants, bars, and travel.
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Why your health provider doesn't have the coronavirus vaccine: It may come down to influence
Sandra is a 74-year-old woman from Seattle who has diabetes and kidney failure. That means she’s at risk for very bad outcomes if she gets Covid — but she couldn’t get a vaccine appointment.
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KUOW Newsroom
‘Who knows if I’ll be myself again?’ Covid long-haulers turn to Seattle rehab clinic
This Seattle rehabilitation clinic is working to help Covid long-haulers get back "as much life as possible."
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KUOW Newsroom
Getting your second Covid-19 vaccination late? That's okay — here's why
Many Washingtonians who were scheduled to get their second vaccine doses this week will now be getting those shots a little later.
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KUOW Newsroom
Get out your rulers, the snow has arrived in Seattle
The threat of snow - and the, well, exciting traffic patterns that come with it - may not be on our minds today. But that's likely to change.
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Pregnant people weren’t included in the Covid vaccine studies. So how do they decide about the shot?
Even as drug companies have started to include more women in research, they still excluded pregnant people, due to fears of what drugs might do to a developing fetus. That's forced pregnant people and their health care providers to make hard decisions about the risks and benefits of being vaccinated against Covid-19.