Unvaccinated hospitalizations cost US health system $2.3 billion in June & July
Analysts say hospitalizing unvaccinated people is costing the U.S. health system billions of dollars. A Kaiser Family Foundation report found the average cost of a COVID-19 hospitalization is around $20,000. The foundation also looked at government data and found that 113,000 hospitalizations could have been prevented in June and July. Continue reading at KOMO News. (Rogelio V. Solis)
Immunocompromised? Here’s how to get a third COVID vaccine dose in Washington state
People with moderately or severely compromised immune systems qualify for a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier this month, the state Department of Health officially recommended an additional dose for certain immunocompromised people. The recommendation applies for those who already received an mRNA vaccine, which include Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ellen M. Banner)
Businesses are struggling to fill open jobs. Here’s why some unemployed aren’t interested.
Small-business owners grappling with a tight labor market have raised wages, offered big bonuses and even adapted their business models to offer remote work — but a large portion of unemployed workers simply aren’t looking for a job. The lack of adequate workforce participation has resulted in an intense competition for talent and posed significant challenges for businesses, including some that are coping with decreased revenue because of staffing constraints. Continue reading at The Puget Sound Business Journal.
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Port Townsend Leader
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UW Tacoma to start on $43M mass timber academic building
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Renton Reporter
Local artist shares stories and portraits of refugees in the Northwest
Runta News
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Seattle Times
Immunocompromised? Here’s how to get a third COVID vaccine dose in Washington state
57 people from one Seattle homeless encampment got hotel rooms last year. More than 1/3 likely went back to the streets.
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Skagit Valley Herald
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Spokesman Review
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Leaders in the Northwest praise final approval of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Tri-City Herald
WSU Tri-Cities students return to classes on campus — masked up and vaccinated
Walla Walla Union Bulletin
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Washington Post
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KING5 TV (NBC)
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Unvaccinated hospitalizations cost US health system $2.3 billion in June & July
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Commissioner Franz urges federal agencies to require vaccines for wildland firefighters
Q13 TV (Fox)
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