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| Governor's OfficeLacey, Wash. - The Utilities and Transportation Commission extended protections for electric and natural gas customers struggling to pay their bills due to the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Washington State Department of Health is optimizing the hours for the state COVID-19 information hotline to better serve the public.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) along with Public Heath – Seattle & King County and the UW Medicine Virology Lab, announce that the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in King County, WA.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington está optimizando el horario de la línea directa estatal de información sobre la COVID-19 para atender mejor al público.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés), junto con el Departamento de Salud Pública de Seattle y el Condado de King y el laboratorio de Virología de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Washington anunciaron que se detectó la variante B.1.351 del SA
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that PurEnvironment, a Utah-based mold remediation company, pleaded guilty to environmental crimes charges Ferguson brought regarding the company’s false claims that its products could provide “90+ day protection” against COVID-19.
Winter weather shipment delays across the nation have forced the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to close the four state-led mass vaccination sites this weekend and some locations will be impacted next week.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) debió cerrar, este fin de semana, los cuatro centros de vacunación masiva del estado, debido a las demoras en la entrega de vacunas por las condiciones climáticas invernales.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has extended two emergency orders. His order requiring health insurers to waive copays and deductibles for any consumer requiring testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) and his order protecting consumers from receiving surprise bills for lab fees related to medically necessary diagnostic testing for COVID-19 are both extended until March 21, 2021.
Gov. Jay Inslee today signed House Bill 1368, which appropriates $2.2 billion in federal funding that has been allocated to states in response to the ongoing COVID emergency. The legislation takes effect immediately.
As of Feb. 15, more than 1,201,120 doses of vaccine have been given across the state, which is nearly 83% of the 1,453,425 doses that have been delivered to our providers and long-term care programs. Washington is currently averaging 26,204 vaccine doses given each day.
Hasta el 15 de febrero, se han administrado más de 1,201,120 dosis de la vacuna en todo el estado, lo cual equivale a casi el 83 % de las 1,453,425 dosis entregadas a los proveedores y programas de atención a largo plazo.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH) presentará un seminario web en vivo el 18 de febrero para analizar las fases y el lanzamiento de las vacunas contra la COVID-19 en nuestro estado.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will host a live webinar February 18 to discuss the phasing and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in our state.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés), junto con la Oficina del Superintendente de Enseñanza de Washington (OSPI, por su sigla en inglés) y Health Commons, expandirán los servicios de pruebas de COVID-19 para las escuelas y agregarán opciones de pruebas v