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Gov. Jay Inslee has directed his cabinet agencies to implement policies to require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Office of Financial Management will begin the process of rulemaking and engage in bargaining with labor.

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 the 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 July 27.

Washington continues to perform among the top states in the nation for health care systems, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.

The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup today completed its review of the federal process and has unanimously concluded that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are safe and effective for children as young as 6 months old.

Several COVID-19 vaccination series for children are being considered for emergency use authorization in the coming days.

Se está considerando la autorización de uso de emergencia de varias series de vacunas contra el COVID-19 para niños en los próximos días.

More than $2.4 million is available to Washington seafood processors and processing vessels to provide relief for expenses associated with responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In March, Ferguson filed a lawsuit against the company, asserting it claimed in its marketing that stem cell injections could treat COVID-19 and dozens of other serious medical conditions, including asthma, lupus, Parkinson’s disease, congestive heart failure and multiple sclerosis. There is no reliable clinical evidence stem cell therapy can effectively treat these conditions.

Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the rescission of two COVID-19 emergency orders that are no longer needed to respond to the pandemic.

Although the pandemic is ongoing, the deadline is fast approaching for eligible applicants to submit a Request for Public Assistance (RPA) for the COVID-19 Pandemic Disaster.

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 the 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 June 27.

Booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are now available for children ages 5-11.

Gov. Jay Inslee issued an update today to Proclamation 21-14.5 which outlines COVID-19 vaccination requirements for several categories of workers, volunteers and contractors engaged in work with public sector agencies, health care delivery and education.

Las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna de Pfizer-BioNTech ya están disponibles para los niños de 5 a 11 años.

OLYMPIA. Un nuevo informe (solo en inglés) muestra que las tasas de vacunación de rutina de los niños se redujeron durante la pandemia (un 13 % en 2021), en comparación con los niveles previos a esta.