Wash. officials concerned about possibility of fourth COVID wave, even as vaccinations ramp up
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FacebookTwitterEmail I m very concerned about the possibility of a fourth wave, in addition to the new variants, said Acting State Health Officer Scott Lindquist. I m really concerned about where this sets us up for the future. Jean-Francois Badias/AP
Starting in January, coronavirus cases across Washington began to decline.
At the same time, vaccinations were ramping up, and since then, officials have been celebrating vaccination milestones, as hundreds of thousands of people in the state have received the shots
But recently, cases in Washington reached a plateau. And that plateau is higher than the one the state reached after both the first and second surges in Washington. With the spread of new coronavirus variants, Washington officials are worried about what s to come.