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| Governor's OfficeEl Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) está actualizando los requisitos de salud y seguridad (solo en inglés) para los deportes de alto contacto en lugares cerrados tras la aparición de brotes en varias escuelas de diferentes condados.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is recommending people 18 and older choose to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) instead of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), is updating the health and safety requirements for high contact indoor sports in the wake of a multi-school, multi-county outbreak.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with several local public health jurisdictions, is investigating multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 among vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, connected to high school wrestling tournaments.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés), en colaboración con varias jurisdicciones locales de salud pública, está investigando diversos brotes de COVID-19 entre personas vacunadas y no vacunadas relacionados con torneos de lucha en escuelas secundarias.
One year ago today, the first COVID-19 vaccine shipment arrived in Washington. Since then, more than 11.3 million doses of vaccine have been administered across the state and more than 5.4 million Washingtonians have received at least one dose.
Hoy se cumple un año desde que llegó el primer suministro de vacunas contra la COVID-19 a Washington.
Two studies commissioned by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) released this week explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affected access to food in Washington, in the areas of both food production and food assistance, and how the state can learn from the pandemic and take advantage of new opportunities.
Veterans living in WDVA’s State Veterans Homes and Transitional Housing Programs will soon see improvements and upgrades thanks to COVID-19 grant funding.
Booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are now available for teens ages 16 and 17.
Las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna de Pfizer-BioNTech ya están disponibles para los adolescentes de 16 y 17 años.
Estas pautas siguen a un aviso público e informe de 53 páginas (solo en inglés) del director general de sanidad de EE. UU. sobre la importancia de proteger la salud mental de las personas jóvenes y los impactos “devastadores” de la pandemia en ese aspecto.
This guidance comes at the heels of a public advisory and 53-page report from the U.S. surgeon general on the importance of protecting youth mental health, and the “devastating” mental health impacts as a result of the pandemic.
Las vacunas siguen siendo la mejor herramienta de salud pública disponible para proteger a las personas ante la COVID-19, frenar la transmisión y preservar nuestro sistema de atención médica.
The emergence of the omicron variant in Washington further emphasizes the importance of vaccination and booster doses for everyone who is eligible.