Public Health

5 big ideas for the White House's Global COVID Summit

We asked experts from around the world: What would they like to see on the agenda for this virtual event. Their ideas include fair pay for all health workers — and a makeover for foreign aid.

Pressure to end pandemic restrictions mounts as Ukrainians reach the U.S. border

One Ukrainian family was allowed to enter the U.S. after being denied entry under border restrictions known as Title 42. The Biden administration faces renewed pressure to end the Trump-era policy.

Opinion: 5 steps we must take to vaccinate the world's vulnerable—and end the pandemic

Three doctors present their proposal to get vaccines to everyone in the world. "We already have the resources, knowledge and systems," they write. Global leaders just have to make it happen.

KUOW Newsroom

Major Covid outbreaks occurred at Seattle-area schools with lax protocols

There have been 29 confirmed Covid outbreaks at K-12 public and private schools in King County since September. Most of these were small outbreaks, with no more than four confirmed cases, but others were massive, with 80 or more people infected at two separate Christian school campuses outside Seattle.

More than 17,000 deaths caused by police have been misclassified since 1980

Public health data experts have a new way to calculate the underreporting of people killed by police. Criminologists call the results "interesting" but are reserving judgment on the accuracy.

A Man Died From Rabies In Illinois. Here's Why That's So Unusual In The U.S.

The Illinois Department of Health says an elderly man died from rabies after waking up with a bat on his neck and refusing rabies treatment. It's the first case in the state since 1954.