Inslee announces COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund now open for applications
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday, Oct. 21 the Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund is now open for applications. The relief fund will provide $40 million in federal funds allocated by the state to assist Washington workers who miss work due to COVID-19, but are unable to access federal stimulus programs and other social supports due to their immigration status, according to a governor’s office news release. Continue reading at The Issaquah Reporter. (Immigrant Relief Fund)
Who will get COVID-19 vaccines first: Washington state health officials outline their plan
As pharmaceutical companies race to create, test and stockpile doses of vaccines to protect against the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington state is contemplating a similarly daunting challenge: distributing those doses as quickly and effectively as possible. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (NIAID/NIH)
No healthy economy without healthy population
While the impending election and the start of voting has grabbed most of the nation’s attention, the United States still is facing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic turmoil. And that will continue to be the case long after the election has come and gone. Amid the arguments over balancing public health with effectively opening the economy, the fact that the two are inextricably intertwined often is ignored. Continue reading at The Columbian.
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