Coronavirus In Seattle
KUOW's ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and surrounding area.
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Correspondent and Covid 'long hauler' Anna King: 'It was a squeezing feeling'
The first time it happened, it was a squeezing feeling. I felt like I couldn’t breathe. My heart raced. At the hospital, I got an EKG and took a blood test.
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A historic, unforgettable year: 2020 in pictures
It was an extraordinary year unlike any other.
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The object that defined your 2020
What one thing will you look at and always remember this year? We asked some KUOW staff, and we'd love to hear from you too.
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Seattle Now: I got vaccinated
Nicole Johnson is an ICU nurse and has been treating Covid patients for months now. On Friday, she got her first injection of the Pfizer vaccine.
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'The best Christmas present.' Seattle Senior living community gets Covid-19 vaccine
In Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood, Parkshore was the first retirement community to begin vaccinations against Covid-19 on Monday.
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December 21st | 2020 addition to the elves’ workshop: PPE
How being a COVID Santa is going, and a look at the media of our time: books, cartoons, and film.
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December 17th | With Zoom classes and uncertain jobs, how do you offer restaurant training in a pandemic?
FareStart is working it out. New, laxer guidelines on school reopening alarm teachers. Teaching Native history in Washington schools. And this year’s final chat with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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A rural tribe tried to keep Covid at bay, but a last hurrah seeded an outbreak
Since early March, the Colville tribal council has been doing their best to insulate their community in north-central Washington. But borders are fluid, so even the tribe’s extensive precautions haven’t been enough to fully protect Colville members.
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December 16th | Healthcare workers mark their calendars for a shot in the arm
After months of not being able to do the simplest things, like drink water at work, healthcare workers see the end in sight. A chat with the virology rockstar who led the nation’s clinical trial response. The view from the sweep that wasn’t at Cal Anderson Park, and a look inside religious festivals of light.
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Excitement and hope: First Seattle health care workers vaccinated against Covid-19
Tears, relief, gratitude, and an end to a long, hard road in sight.
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December 15th | In a time of isolation, finding communion
Our need for restaurants hasn’t lessened during the pandemic: quite the reverse. This week’s chat with King County Executive Dow Constantine, joined by County Director of Public Health Patty Hayes. Does drug decriminalization have the effect on incarceration that you think it does? And the residual trauma we’ll pay for later.
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Unboxing the coronavirus vaccine in Seattle: A glimmer of hope
The box looked like no big deal. White, cardboard, and a pink sticker that read, “priority boarding.”