Maybe the anti-vaxxers will stop acting oppressed: King County officials announced today that restaurants, bars, gyms, and theaters will no longer have to check customers' proof of vaccination start March 1. King County Executive Dow Constantine said, “Our public health experts believe that now is the appropriate time to lift vaccine verification, based on high rates of vaccine coverage and the decrease in new cases and hospitalizations across the county.” Whether or not you agree.
The Richland school board follows the Kettle Falls school board in lifting their district mask mandates. Now, local leaders are facing the legal consequences.
Have a heart: Maybe even a pig heart, one day. A 57-year-old in Maryland made headlines around the world today after he became the first person with life-threatening heart disease to receive a genetically altered pig heart. The surgeon who operated is "optimistic that this first-in-the-world surgery will provide an important new option for patients in the future." Some Improving Seattle news: Thanks to help from the city, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Ballard is.