Tom Banse / NW News Network
Hesitancy to get vaccinated against the coronavirus has justifiably drawn considerable attention because some counties and neighborhoods are lagging far behind in the campaign to stamp out COVID-19. Less often do you hear about the COVID-19 vaccination overachievers. In recent weeks, pockets of the Pacific Northwest have exceeded the threshold for community immunity. But the variability of inoculation rates across the region limits the protection earned, according to health officials.
San Juan County is tops in Washington state for vaccinating eligible people. More than 77% of those 16 years old and above in the archipelago have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Washington s most populous county, King County, has pulled into second place with 72% of people age 16+ having received at least one dose of vaccine, as of Saturday.
Community immunity in reach for Northwest vaccination overachievers
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This waterfront watering hole in Point Roberts should be crowded on a sunny Friday afternoon. Instead, it is closed. Credit: Tom Banse / NW News Network
Ongoing closure of Canadian border to nonessential crossings makes Washington enclave stir crazy By
The United States and Canadian governments confirmed Thursday that pandemic border crossing restrictions will continue for at least another month to June 21. This is the fourteenth month-by-month extension of the closure of the northern border to nonessential crossings. The lengthy closure has been especially wearing on Point Roberts, a community in northwestern Washington state that is cut off from the U.S. mainland by the Canadian border.