Coronavirus In Seattle

Stories

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  Most healthcare workers are vaccinated, but mandate fallout could still lead to cuts in services

  Monday marked the deadline for healthcare workers and many others in Washington state to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19, or risk losing their job under the state mandate. Starting Tuesday, those who are unvaccinated will not be able to go to work as normal. The exception is those who have been granted an exemption for a genuine medical or religious reason and had accommodations made by their employer.
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  No shirt, no shot, no service: Bring your vaccine card to Capitol Hill

  CC Attle’s, a bar on Capitol Hill known for its stiff drinks and leather nights, started asking customers to see their vaccination cards in May, before anyone else.

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  Vaccinated people should mask in public indoor spaces in Seattle and most of Washington state

  Washingtonians who are fully vaccinated should wear masks in public indoor settings, Gov. Jay Inslee said on Wednesday.

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  Photos: Birthing and parenting in the pandemic

  Hope and Jake
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  This Sikh doctor helped bring vaccines to a Renton temple — and it worked

  For Dr. Angad Singh, addressing Covid-19 in the Punjabi community meant making sure they had access to the Covid vaccine.
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  How low wages and high rent helped Covid spread from a wedding in Kent to nearly 300

  It was one of the peaks of the coronavirus pandemic last July and the sky was a brilliant blue. The guests assembled inside Christ the King Anglican Church in Kent, Washington for what was to be a very fun wedding and a superspreader.
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  PHOTOS: A burlesque co-op forms as dancers step out of lockdown

  After more than a year without live, in-door audiences, arts venues around Seattle continue to struggle because of the pandemic. But one group of burlesque performers have teamed up to create a new co-op and performance space.
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  Sun's out and Seattle's Chinatown bustles. But business owners say they're 'trying to survive'

  More than a year ago, the streets of Seattle’s Chinatown International District were quiet. There were fewer people were coming into the neighborhood because of Covid lockdown. On top of that, businesses and residents were afraid because of rising anti-Asian sentiments around the country. KUOW returned to the neighborhood a year later to see how people are coping.
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  1 million Covid vaccines sit in freezers as Covid rates climb in Washington state

  State health officials say the major sticking point in the vaccine rollout is supply: How many doses the federal government has sent to Washington. But what about the doses here already — that haven’t been given to the millions of Washington state residents yet to get a single shot? At least 1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been delivered to providers in Washington state but never reported as having been given to a patient.
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  April 14th | How do we manage Covid anxiety?

  Agoraphobia is heightening in the pandemic and it can be really hard to face fear.
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  One-third of Covid cases are 'variants of concern' in Washington state

  About one-third of recent Covid-19 cases (35.9%) in Washington state are "variants of concern."

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  How a little island drug store became one of the biggest vaccination sites in Washington state

  The first thing to know about getting the coronavirus vaccine at Island Drug in Oak Harbor is that Fran Castro is in charge, and she is a goddamn hero.