Vaccines

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Government

‘That’s their individual choice’: Seattle mayor on officers who defy vaccine mandate

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she's hopeful those unvaccinated Seattle police officers will come around. And if they don't: "That's their individual choice."
Katie Campbell
Tens of thousands of Washington homecare workers not covered by governor’s vaccine mandate

Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate covers more than 800-thousand workers in education, state government and healthcare. But there’s one group of hands-on caregivers it doesn’t apply to.
Austin Jenkins
Health

King County woman dies of rare blood clotting following Johnson & Johnson Covid shot

Health officials say a King County woman has died from a rare blood clotting disorder after receiving a shot of the single dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The woman, who was in her late 30s, is one of four deaths confirmed nationwide in connection to the vaccine.
Liz Brazile
Health

Flu could have a comeback this fall in Washington

Washington state virtually skipped past the flu virus in 2021. That's expected to come to an end soon
Paige Browning
Health

YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation

The streaming service announced that videos that contain vaccine misinformation will be removed.
Sharon Pruitt-Young
National

Johnson & Johnson Says Its Booster Shot Provides Increased Protection From COVID-19

Johnson & Johnson shared data from its Phase 3 trial of the company's booster shot on Tuesday. The data showed a booster shot at six months provided a 12-fold increase in antibodies.
Jaclyn Diaz
National

Pfizer And BioNTech Say Vaccine Trial For Kids Shows Its Safe And Effective

Pfizer and BioNTech say a trial for their COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 showed the vaccine is safe for children and established a strong antibody response against the virus.
Jaclyn Diaz
Health

Why this Seattle business owner is 'ecstatic' about King County's new vaccine rule

If you've been to a bar or restaurant or you've seen a live show indoors recently, you may have been asked to prove you're vaccinated against Covid-19. In October, count on it.
Katie Campbell

Angela King

Eilís O'Neill
Health

A religious group gives tips on avoiding the Covid-19 vaccine in Washington state

A group called One Washington is holding seminars around the state to instruct people on how to ask for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine. KUOW’s Deborah Wang attended one of their sessions this week.
Deborah Wang
Politics

'If you believe conspiracy theories about vaccines' this week in politics is for you

The City of Seattle, King County and Washington state have issued Covid-19 vaccination mandates for public employees to get vaccinated or face possible termination. Many people affected are complying, but not everyone. And that means things could get awkward.
David Hyde

Katie Campbell

Angela King

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