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Tyler Gachen, a firefighter with the Enumclaw Fire Department, puts a Covid-19 testing swab into a test tube after administering the test, on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, in the parking lot of the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center along Southwest Campus Drive in Federal Way. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
WA Covid testing program could teach us more about the virus in schools Feb 23, 2021
A new partnership with Seattle Children s Hospital will bring 300,000 rapid Covid-19 tests to elementary schools in 10 districts in March.
Congresswoman Dr. Kim Schrier announced the program after securing the tests from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Tyler Gachen, a firefighter with the Enumclaw Fire Department, puts a Covid-19 testing swab into a test tube after administering the test, on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, in the parking lot of the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center along Southwest Campus Drive in Federal Way. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
With Covid-19 infections spiking more than ever, hereâs what to know amid the holidays Dec 14, 2020
The first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine authorized for public use have arrived in Washington state. But that s not going to change the situation significantly before the holiday season ends. Public health officials are urging people to keep masking up and social distancing.
Chase Luplow sits through a Covid-19 test administered by Tyler Gachen, a firefighter with the Enumclaw Fire Department, on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, in the parking lot of the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center along Southwest Campus Drive in Federal Way. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
A tale of two pandemics: Covid rates vary wildly across King County Dec 09, 2020
South King County Covid rates are up to eight times higher than in north Seattle and Eastside.
On a chilly but sunny day in early December, a Safeway parking lot in SeaTac was full of shoppers.
Alicia Sánchez was here grocery shopping with her granddaughter. When we asked if she knew anyone who has had Covid, she said: Me, I had Covid.