Washington hospitals 'quite full' amid COVID-19 case surge
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CDC reports 70% of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Businesses and agencies starting to require vaccination of employees — On Monday, the Washington State Hospital Association urged medical facilities to require similar policies.
SEATTLE - The latest COVID-19 surge in cases brought on by the highly-contagious delta variant and causing serious illness in unvaccinated people is straining Washington state’s health care system, officials said.
Washington State Hospital Association officials held a briefing Monday led by CEO Cassie Sauer, who was joined by Dr. John Lynch of UW Medicine and Florence Chang, executive vice president and COO of MultiCare Health System.