News

Regular updates can be found on the Department of Health’s Public Health Connection blog or the Governor's blog, or you can subscribe to daily bulletins from the state’s Joint Information Center.

 En espanol: Nuevo podcast and Bienestarwa

Latest News Conference

Governor Jay Inslee holds a news conference at the State Capitol to provide an update on the state's COVID-19 response.

| Governor's Office

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with the Washington Office of the Superintendent for Instruction (OSPI) and Health Commons is expanding its COVID-19 testing service for schools and adding voluntary testing options to its toolkit for school districts.

02/16/2021

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced that a hospital in the South Central Region of the Healthy Washington Plan misreported data which led to a determination that the region remain in Phase 1 of Governor Jay Inslee’s Roadmap to Recovery phased reopening plan.

02/14/2021

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to share more than 40,000 people have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the state’s mass vaccination sites.

02/14/2021

El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH) anunció que un hospital de la región sur central del Plan Washington Saludable (Healthy Washington Plan) desinformó datos que llevaron a determinar que la región permaneciera en la fase 1 del plan de reapertura en fases de la Hoja de ruta ha

02/14/2021

El Departamento de Salud de Washington (DOH) se complace en compartir que más de 40,000 personas han recibido su primera dosis de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 en los centros de vacunación masiva del estado.

02/14/2021

Debido a las preocupaciones de seguridad por las condiciones climáticas invernales, el centro de vacunación masiva del condado de Clark estará cerrado el viernes y el sábado.

02/12/2021

Las citas para darse la primera dosis de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 serán extremadamente limitadas en el estado de Washington durante la semana del 14 de febrero, mientras el Departamento de Salud de Washington (DOH) se concentra en las segundas dosis.

02/12/2021

El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH) está emocionado de compartir que se han dado más de 1 millón de dosis de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 a personas de todo el estado desde que comenzó su distribución a mediados de diciembre de 2020.

02/12/2021

Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released updated data to support Governor Jay Inslee’s Roadmap to Recovery phased reopening plan. Phase changes will go into effect on Sunday, February 14, 2021 and will remain in effect until Monday, March 1, 2021.

02/12/2021

Due to winter weather safety concerns, the Clark County mass vaccination site will be closed Friday and Saturday. If you have an appointment scheduled for either of these days, you will be able to get your COVID-19 vaccine next week. All appointments have been rescheduled for Tuesday.

02/12/2021

Appointments to get a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be extremely limited in Washington state the week of Feb. 14 as the Washington Department of Health (DOH) focuses on second doses.

02/12/2021

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is thrilled to share that more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given to people across the state since distribution began in mid-December of 2020.

02/12/2021

El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) publicó un nuevo informe de datos (solo en inglés), que revela que bajos porcentajes de personas hispanas, negras y multirraciales recibieron la vacuna contra la COVID-19 en comparación con la proporción que represent

02/11/2021

Washington Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) will be opening a special enrollment period starting Feb. 15 for Washingtonians. This aligns with President Biden’s executive order to re-open the federal health insurance marketplace, giving additional time to Americans still seeking health coverage during the pandemic.

02/11/2021
Health Care Authority

Gov. Jay Inslee announced today five new regions have met the metric requirements to progress to Phase 2 of the Healthy Washington reopening plan, starting this weekend. The West and Puget Sound regions have maintained their metric requirements to stay in Phase 2. 

02/11/2021
Governor's Office