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Austin Jenkins/NW News NetworkThe days are quickly ticking down to next Monday's deadline when most Oregon and Washington teachers, health care workers and public employees need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Elected officials especially in more conservative swaths of the Pacific Northwest remain fearful of a "mass exodus" of firefighters and health care professionals. They're trying different avenues to get Governors Brown and Inslee to back off the vaccination deadline. But there are no signs the governors are open to delays. -
Cori Kogan/WSU SpokaneLong hours. Extreme fatigue. You couldn't miss it in the faces of soldiers and refugees at Kabul Airport last month and you can't miss it now in the faces of caregivers in hospitals here at home. It just so happens that Washington State University Spokane is in the midst of a series of studies of how sleep deprivation affects people in high stress, high risk jobs.
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Hesitancy to get vaccinated against the coronavirus has justifiably drawn considerable attention because some counties and neighborhoods are lagging far… -
Vanessa Delgado’s dad didn’t want to take a whole unpaid day off of work to get a vaccine appointment.She’s working on her doctorate in Irvine, Calif.,…
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The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are opening a two-day mass vaccination event to any resident age 16 and above who resides in…
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After months of waiting for Washington's most vulnerable residents to be vaccinated, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that he's relaxing eligibility…
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Rescheduled fall sports seasons for high school athletes are kicking off this month in large parts of Washington state and Oregon. The general happiness…
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It was kind of like the fair — only not. On Monday the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick, Wash., were full of port-a-potties, event tents, people in…
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QUICK LINKS:–Washington Vaccine Information Page–FindYourPhaseWA – Washington Vaccine Phase Finder–WA Vaccine Hotline (6 AM to 10 PM M-F; 8 AM to 6 PM…
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Hundreds of elderly drivers put their cars in line way before dawn for the opening day of a first come, first serve drive-thru COVID vaccination clinic in…
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People age 70 and older as well as some people living with an elder will be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Washington. The state Department of…
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A central Washington sheriff’s deputy has died of COVID-19, according to the Grant County Coroner's office. Jon Melvin, 60, was found Dec. 11, 2020, in…
