Washington dangles $1M jackpot, wide variety of other prizes for getting a COVID vaccine
The state will give away more than $2 million in prizes as an incentive to lead people to get their COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday, including a $1 million grand prize. Those cash drawings are the biggest part of an incentive package that also includes tuition money for students and tickets to flights and sports games, among other things. Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Ted S. Warren)
Coronavirus is more contagious now than last year as variants spread in King County
As Seattleites emerge from quarantine to celebrate warm weather and vaccination, ominous news comes from public health experts. People who are not yet vaccinated are more likely to catch Covid-19 now than we all were around this time last year. Consider June last year: near total lockdown. This is because there are more variants, which are more contagious. Continue reading at KUOW. (Megan Farmer)
Looking to escape wildfire smoke in WA this year? A new tool could help
When a supermassive smoke plume blanketed Washington last September, all eyes turned to the Washington State Department of Ecology. Less than a year later and just in time for wildfire season, Ecology has a new tool in its toolbelt. The new five-day automated smoke forecast is accessible as part of Ecology’s online smoke map, with days three through five similar to the existing two-day forecast, but using slightly different streams of information.
Continue reading at Crosscut. (Sarah Hoffman)
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