The district's policy is similar to many other districts requiring unvaccinated students to quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposure, regardless of symptoms.
As Joanie Stein puts her mother to rest, she’s also grappling with questions over why staff at the Regency Olympia Rehab and Nursing Center in Lacey didn’t do more.
Thurston County Health officials head to encampments to vaccinate the homeless population
Volunteer nurses are heading to homeless encampments to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to anyone who wants it in Thurston County. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 9:07 PM PDT May 19, 2021
OLYMPIA, Wash. The Thurston County Health Department is trying a new strategy to get vaccines to the homeless population.
In a partnership between the City of Olympia, the Thurston County Health Department and local charities, volunteer nurses are heading to homeless encampments to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to anyone who wants it.
Thurston County Public Health visited an encampment along Deschutes Parkway, not far from the state Capitol on Wednesday.
Police arrest twelve activists demanding housing for the homeless in Olympia, Washington
On Sunday, Olympia police forcibly evicted 45 homeless activists from the Red Lion Hotel, and 12 people were arrested on burglary and trespassing charges. According to the police, the homeless activists had “forcibly occupied” and attempted to “take over the hotel” and an employee was said to have been assaulted when they tried to close the door.
The activist group Oly Housing Now (OHN) had booked 17 rooms for the homeless and said they would stay there until Thurston County arranged for permanent housing. The activist group demanded that Thurston County Health Department apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to shelter the county’s homeless.