Inslee: All Washingtonians 16 and up will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting April 15
All Washingtonians 16 years and older will become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine on April 15, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday. The announcement is a dramatic expansion of vaccine eligibility, and it comes the same day that roughly two million Washingtonians, including manufacturing and food service workers, first become eligible for doses of their own. Continue reading at The Yakima Herald. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
Washington passes bill aimed at shutting down Tacoma ICE detention center
The Washington Legislature has approved a bill aimed at shutting down one of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails. Led by majority Democrats, the state Senate voted 28-21 Tuesday in favor of HB 1090, effectively banning for-profit detention centers in the state. The measure already passed the House and now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee, who opposes for-profit detention centers. Continue reading at MyNorthwest. (Nicole Jennings/KIRO Radio)
WA leads on addressing COVID risk in multigenerational homes
As anticipation of a vaccine grew last year, leaders in Washington state’s immigrant communities and communities of color asked the state to designate multigenerational families as an early high priority. About 22% of Asian households in the state are multigenerational. But “it felt like we were invisible,” said Seattle resident Trang Tu, who lives with and cares for her 90-year-old mother. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Scott Eklund)
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