Washington hospitals filling as pandemic labor shortage strains health care system
The labor shortage roiling American industries from restaurants to retail stores is now stressing the health care system, causing a ripple effect among Washington hospitals of severe overcrowding. The state’s hospitals are at near maximum capacity, forcing administrators to shuffle patients to other facilities, cancel surgeries and fill hallways with rented beds. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Elaine Thompson)
Washington wildfires grow, prompt evacuations, burn homes
Strong winds on Monday led to fire growth in central and eastern Washington that prompted new mandatory evacuations and burned homes, fire officials said. A fire northwest of Spokane that started Sunday near the town of Ford caused residents to scramble to leave their homes on Monday, The Spokesman-Review reported. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Joseph O’Sullivan)
CDC: COVID-19 booster shots recommended for all after 8 months
U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. The doses could begin the week of Sept. 20. Continue reading at KING 5.
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Aberdeen Daily World
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Bellingham Herald
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Everett Herald
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Islands’ Weekly
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Kent Reporter
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Olympian
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Peninsula Daily News
‘Consider your neighbor’
Broadband meeting set in Brinnon tonight
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Seattle Times
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Skagit Valley Herald
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South Seattle Emerald
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South Whidbey Record
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Spokesman Review
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Tri-City Herald
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Walla Walla Union Bulletin
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Washington Post
With the Taliban now in control, here’s what Afghans are seeing in Kabul
How CDC data problems put the U.S. behind on the delta variant
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Federal mask mandate for planes, buses and trains to extend into next year
Whidbey News-Times
Letter: Parents ‘experts’ when it comes to protecting kids
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Yakima Herald Republic
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Wildfire Resources for the Yakima Valley
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Letter: Stop mincing words: they’re parasites, not patriots
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Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
COVID-19 booster shots recommended for all after 8 months
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KIRO7 TV (CBS)
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KOMO4 TV (ABC)
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Charges filed against suspect accused of threatening to kill Black man
KNKX FM
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Q13 TV (Fox)
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MyNorthwest
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Slog
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