Vaccines

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Government

The latest mandates, ferry delays, and soda taxes, this week

Bill Radke discusses this week's news with SCCInsight.com's Kevin Schofield, Publicola criminal justice reporter Paul Kiefer, and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
Sarah Leibovitz

Alec Cowan

Bill Radke
Health

PeaceHealth, unions clashing after health system places hundreds of workers on unpaid leave

Since PeaceHealth announced its own deadlines, unions representing a swath of workers have leveled at least seven labor complaints.
Troy Brynelson

Tom Banse
Government

Largest state employee union strikes tentative deal over Inslee’s vaccine mandate

The largest state employee union in Washington has reached a tentative agreement over the implementation of Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Austin Jenkins
Health

Unvaccinated Pastor Who Almost Died Of COVID Now Preaches The Importance Of Vaccines

Pastor Danny Reeves encouraged some members of his congregation to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but thought he didn't need to get vaccinated himself. That changed after COVID-19 almost killed him.
Nina Kravinsky
Arts & Life

Casual Friday: 'The connoisseurs of our day'

Summer is crawling to a close, and it was a weird week in the city. The baby on Nirvana's Nevermind album is suing the band, King County hit 70% initial vaccination in every age and racial group, and just how hard was it to date during this pandemic summer?
Paige Browning

Clare McGrane
World

Japan Suspends 1.63 Million Doses Of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Over Contamination

The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. The news raises concern of a supply shortage as Japan tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a surge in cases.
The Associated Press
National

It's Pronounced Koe-mir'-na-tee. How The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine's Name Came To Be

Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine has been given full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Along with that approval process is the companies' new brand name for the vaccine: Comirnaty.
Jaclyn Diaz
Politics

Who supports who in Seattle's mayoral election?: This week in politics

And what does it really mean to be a "progressive" or a "moderate" in the Seattle mayoral race? Will Inslee face political ramifications for school vaccination mandate?
Katie Campbell

Angela King
Health

They're Asking Biden To Vaccinate The World. It's Not Fair. But It's Not Impossible

An open letter from 175 experts to President Biden made the ask. "We're not trying to be unreasonable," explains Dr. Paul Farmer, one of the signers. "We're trying to be optimistic and audacious."
Joanne Lu
Health

Washington issues vaccine mandate for K-12 staff and new state mask requirement

All school employees in Washington state must get a Covid-19 vaccine, or risk losing their job. Also, masks will once again be required in most indoor settings starting Monday, August 23, according to the latest mandates from Gov. Jay Inslee.
Kate Walters

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