Unvaccinated 49 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19, King County data shows
Amid ongoing debate over vaccine mandates, legal challenges and booster shots, a new dashboard maintained by King County confirms vaccinated residents are significantly better protected from illness, hospitalization and death compared with their unvaccinated counterparts, even as the delta variant surges through the state. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ellen M. Banner)
Flu shots can thwart ‘twindemic’ punch of COVID and influenza
Last year was the flu season that wasn’t. This year, good question. “You’re asking me to look into a crystal ball. No one really knows what’s going to happen,” said Dr. Yuan-Po Tu, infectious disease specialist at The Everett Clinic. A so-called “twindemic,” a bad flu season combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, didn’t happen in the 2020-21 session. Continue reading at The Everett Herald. (Olivia Vanni)
Federal jobless benefits expire for thousands of Washingtonians
More than 7 million Americans have lost their unemployment benefits as several pandemic-related programs expired Saturday. In Washington, there are about 120,000 people without jobs, and as federal programs end, the state is not stepping in to help. Continue reading at KIRO 7.
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