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Covid dashboard upgraded to include flu and RSV in Washington state
Dyer Oxley

Katie Campbell

September 19, 2023 / 12:52 pm
What will virus season look like in Washington state this year?

Washington state is once again heading into respiratory virus season. Last year, the triple threat of Covid-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) put a strain on an already fragile health-care system. This year however, health officials say the state is in a different place.
Kate Walters

September 15, 2023 / 4:47 pm
Bellevue’s first Asian American superintendent reflects on his family’s 120-year US journey

Despite budget cuts and change, Kelly Aramaki, Bellevue's first Asian American superintendent, has an ambitious vision for the place he grew up.
Sami West

September 05, 2023 / 12:54 pm
Has summer school helped in the fight against pandemic learning loss?

One approach educators have taken to make up for pandemic learning loss is to send kids to summer school. But a new report finds expanded summer learning programs weren't as effective as they'd hoped.
Sami West

August 16, 2023 / 4:35 pm
Covid cases are going up. Here's what you should know.

Covid cases are ticking up across the country. UW Medicine professor Dr. Helen Chu says this surge isn’t like the Delta or Omicron surges of years past, but it's still something to watch. She explains the state of the disease here in Washington and how we should be thinking about our Covid risk.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane

August 09, 2023 / 5:02 am
UW, other hospitals in Washington state relax masking policies

As Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths in Washington state continue to trend downward, multiple health care organizations are rethinking their masking policies.
Kate Walters

July 10, 2023 / 10:06 am
What does Covid-19 look like this summer?

Around this time last year, Washington state was seeing a slight bump in Covid-19 hospitalizations. This year, things are looking different.
Kate Walters

June 30, 2023 / 1:45 pm
Class of Covid: 2023 grads reflect on their journey to high school graduation

Graduation has finally arrived for the Class of 2023. And for this year's graduating seniors, their high school experience was unlike any other: A global pandemic hit in their first year and upended education as we knew it.
Sami West

June 29, 2023 / 12:34 pm
Are masks for the birds? We field reader queries about this new stage of the pandemic

The official emergency is over but COVID is still here. And that means ... lots of questions. We asked our readers what's on their mind and then called on experts for advice.
Fran Kritz

Marc Silver

June 16, 2023 / 11:40 am
How bad was the pandemic on WA students? It depends on where you live, study says

Learning loss varied vary widely from district to district — even neighboring ones — largely depending on poverty.
Sami West

May 18, 2023 / 10:27 am

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