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The Spokane Board of Health voted to settle with a former employee who was laid off last year. He accused the district and its administrator of discrimination against him for being a white man.
Ten of the twelve members of the Board of Health, which oversees the Spokane Regional Health District, voted to settle with a former employee.
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The Spokane Regional Board of Health agreed to settle with a former employee for a little more than $300,000 Tuesday, if he agreed to drop a lawsuit against the district.
Kyle Unland was the Spokane Regional Health District’s director of health promotion, until his job was eliminated by the district last February.
WSU’s Foley Institute hosted a virtual meeting Tuesday to discuss the technology and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
There are three major types of vaccines, said Dr. Bob Lutz, member of the Washington State Department of Health. There is a protein-based vaccine, an mRNA vaccine and a viral vector.
The mRNA vaccine technology has been around for a very long time, but this is the first vaccine of its kind to be produced, he said. It is also the main COVID-19 vaccine, which is produced by Moderna and Pfizer.
Lutz said this type of vaccine allows the body’s own mRNA in the cell to create proteins against the virus.
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The world rarely needs another luxury car brand, but that hasn’t stopped automakers on nearly every continent from taking a chance on this kind of multi-million dollar gamble. Like clockwork, companies fall over themselves to seduce those with deep pockets and line their own in the process.
While there are occasional success stories like Lexus, much of the time these efforts fade away in the dark, to be forgotten alongside the dozens of other failed efforts in the automotive space.
Along the way, things sometimes get very weird, whether it’s through design, the original concept, or the stumbling steps taken along the way to the market. Here’s our take on five of the strangest and doomed luxury car brands that never stood a chance.
How is Washington State responding to the pandemic? What issues are facing the state in terms of vaccine availability, and equity of delivery? And how will the state deal with vaccine hesitancy? Join our experts, who will discuss these and other issues around Washington State s pandemic response.
Amber Lenhart most recently served as a Health Policy Specialist at Spokane Regional Health District. Bob Lutz is a member of the Washington State Department of Health s COVID-19 Response Team. Followed by live Q&A.
February 9, 2021
Students in Clarkston will likely continue in a hybrid learning model through the end of the school year because of a social distancing requirement within school buildings in Washington. During Monday night’s school board meeting, Brady Woodbury, the administrator of the Asotin County Health Department, said the district’s buildings are not large enough to house students 6 feet apart, something that’s needed to return to a full-time in-person learning experience. Woodbury was joined by Dr. Bob Lutz, the health officer for Asotin County, as the duo fielded questions from patrons of the school district about vaccines, the current hybrid model of education and what is expected when the 2021-22 school year begins. When the Clarkston School District is able to offer more face-to-face learning to its students, Woodbury said students in kindergarten through sixth grades will likely be first in line. He also said he hopes full-time in-person learning will be able