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Meals on Wheels helps get vaccine out to eligible community members

UPDATED: Fri., March 5, 2021

Meals on Wheels of Greater Spokane County has partnered with Safeway to offer vaccines to their volunteers and clients who are currently eligible to get vaccinated in Washington.

News >  WA Government

Gov. Inslee announces new vaccine priority groups; next phase to start March 22

UPDATED: Thu., March 4, 2021

The state is expecting to move into the next vaccination phase by March 22, assuming supply continues to increase.

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With teachers now in the queue, thousands of Spokane County residents will be searching for vaccine doses

UPDATED: Wed., March 3, 2021

About half of the state's population 65 and older has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, meaning more than 600,000 still-eligible residents are still in the queue.

News >  WA Government

Teachers, child care workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in Washington following presidential directive

UPDATED: Tue., March 2, 2021

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that educators, school staff and licensed child care workers would be added to the current tier of residents eligible to be vaccinated in Washington.

News >  WA Government

Third COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Washington later this week

UPDATED: Mon., March 1, 2021

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which federal agencies approved over the weekend, could get to Washington later this week, although the Department of Health has not decided where it will go yet.

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The pandemic’s silver lining: No flu deaths so far this year in Washington

Mon., March 1, 2021

There have been no influenza deaths reported in Washington state to date, an incredible data point compared to this point last year when 70 residents had died from the flu.

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Gonzaga hopes to be a key player in the area’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. A CHAS clinic is the first step

Sun., Feb. 28, 2021

Gonzaga University hopes to become a vaccine distributor soon, with a focus on vaccinating community members throughout Spokane who are eligible for the vaccine.

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CHAS partners with Gonzaga to vaccinate its patients; Providence announces community clinic

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 27, 2021

CHAS will use the Martin Centre to vaccinate CHAS patients eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in a five-day clinic.

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Washington could receive Johnson & Johnson doses next week, will stay in current phase

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 26, 2021

Washington could receive more than 60,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses next week if it is granted emergency use on Friday.

News >  Spokane

No coronavirus variants detected in Eastern Washington yet, but health officials ask for vigilance

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

Despite a decline in COVID-19 cases in Spokane County, health officials are asking for vigilance in following public health guidance with the possibility of more contagious variants at the region's doorstep.

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South African COVID-19 variant confirmed in Washington, Idaho

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 23, 2021

State health officials confirmed the South African variant of the COVID-19 virus in Washington on Tuesday.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations declining locally, statewide

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 23, 2021

Statewide and local hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients has declined in 2021, and health officials hope that continued adherence to masking and distancing will keep driving these numbers down.

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Vaccinations resume at Spokane Arena on Tuesday, no new appointments open this week

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 22, 2021

After vaccine doses were delayed due to winter weather last week, many sites are receiving both this week's and last week's doses today to catch up on appointments that had to be rescheduled this week.

News >  Agriculture

How COVID-19 changed the lives of one 38-year-old farmworker and his family

Sun., Feb. 21, 2021

Laura Muñoz video-called Eduardo, her husband, every day while he was thousands of miles away in Washington harvesting apples.

News >  Washington

COVID-19 cases continue to decline statewide, but outbreak at basketball tournament shows lingering transmission risk

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 20, 2021

Statewide and local data continue to show and encouraging decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths confirmed.

News >  Health

Spokane Arena vaccine appointments rescheduled due to national weather delays

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 18, 2021

Vaccine appointments at the Spokane Arena are being rescheduled to next week since weather delays are impeding vaccine deliveries.

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Some local vaccine appointments rescheduled due to weather delays

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 18, 2021

Vaccine appointments could continue to be postponed due to weather delaying dose delivery, and if you are scheduled for an appointment this week, be sure to check for updates from the provider or site.

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Most long-term care facilities in state enrolled in federal pharmacy program have had first vaccination clinics

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 17, 2021

Bonnie Heinrich counted the days.

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Inclement weather could delay vaccine deliveries locally and nationwide

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 16, 2021

While first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are limited this week and weather poses a delivery issue, Washington state residents might have opportunities to book appointments at Albertsons, Costco and Health Mart pharmacies, where the federal government has allocated additional doses separate from the state’s allotted shipments .

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Statewide vaccine equity efforts could see a philanthropic boost

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 15, 2021

A statewide coalition plans to target local, community-based organization for grant funds in the coming weeks to increase equity and access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Report shows equity gaps in access to COVID-19 vaccine so far in Washington

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 15, 2021

Hispanic, Black and multiracial residents in Washington state have disproportionately low COVID-19 vaccination rates to date.

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‘It’s an access thing’: Pacific Islanders get COVID-19 shots at community clinic in Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 15, 2021

On Friday, the Pacific Islander Community Association, health district and CHAS hosted the first community vaccine clinic targeted to Pacific Islander elders in Spokane County.

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First doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be limited next week, as weather will delay deliveries

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 12, 2021

The state health department warned that first doses will be limited next week, but the Spokane Arena site will be receiving some doses.

News >  WA Government

Spokane to move to Phase 2 of reopening plan next week, just in time for Valentine’s Day

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 12, 2021

The state's East region, which includes Spokane and eight other counties, will join most of the state in moving to the next phase, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday.

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Breastfeeding with COVID-19 doesn’t infect babies — it might even protect them, study finds

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 10, 2021

A new study has found that COVID-19 does not pass from a mother to her infant through breastfeeding.