No post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge, signs of flattening curve in Washington
By Q13 News Staff
Frontline health care workers get COVID-19 vaccine in Washington
Thirteen health care workers in UW Medicine’s network got vaccinations Tuesday, from an Emergency Department nurse to a Seattle Fire paramedic.
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Coronavirus infections remain rampant, but health officials in Washington state said Wednesday they’re seeing some encouraging signs in recent data, just as front-line workers begin receiving vaccinations.
Health Department Secretary Dr. John Wiesman and Dr. Kathy Lofy, the state health officer, said new cases and hospitalizations appear to be flattening a bit.
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Washington is bending the curve of COVID-19 cases, health officials say
Health officials are optimistic about recent coronavirus data that shows the state is starting to bend the curve of new cases. Author: Allison Sundell Updated: 1:24 PM PST December 16, 2020
SEATTLE Washington appears to have avoided a post-Thanksgiving surge in new coronavirus cases and is on track to flatten the curve once again, according to Washington health officials.
“We’re in sort of a precarious position right now,” State Health Officer Kathy Lofy said during a Wednesday briefing. “We’re seeing positive signals in the changes people have made to their lives … but we are not done yet.”
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The UW Medical Center Montlake campus freezer where the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is kept at sub zero temperatures after arriving in Seattle on Dec. 14. (State Department of Health press pool photo)
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It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times.
The best: Shipments of the long-awaited Pfizer coronavirus vaccine have arrived on our doorstep and vaccinations of Washington State’s front-line health care workers have begun. With FDA approval expected later this week of the second vaccine from Moderna, the U.S. stands poised on the brink of what promises to be a history-making effort to turn the tide, giving hope to thousands.
Inslee: Virus vaccination could begin Tuesday in Washington
By CHRIS GRYGIELDecember 13, 2020 GMT
SEATTLE (AP) The first COVID-19 vaccinations in Washington state could be administered Tuesday, Gov Jay Inslee said.
“We are ready to go,” Inslee said at a news conference Sunday.
On Sunday the first shipments of a virus vaccine for widespread use in the United States were sent from Michigan to distribution centers. About 3 million doses were expected to be sent out.
The first batches of the vaccine should arrive in the state by Monday, Inslee said, following approval by federal officials and a review board set up by Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada. Inslee said the Western States Scientific Safety Review committee examined data from federal officials.