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City of Seattle testing and vaccination efforts transitioning to partners at the end of July By Chambolion Fairley City of Seattle waives appointments for three vaccine sites SEATTLE - Mayor Jenny Durkan announced on Wednesday that the city of Seattle will transition testing and vaccination efforts to partners on July 31. UW Medicine will carry out efforts by providing free testing at Aurora and SODO hubs with continued access to curative kiosks. Vaccination is also available at pharmacies and health care providers including the Downtown Public Health Center. UW Medicine, which has provided laboratory testing capacity for the region since the beginning of the pandemic, will be partnering with the City of Seattle to take over responsibility for their test collection sites to ensure testing remains broadly available in our community, said Dr. Geoffrey Baird, Professor and Chair, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at UW Medicine. ....
Copied! Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced on Monday that anyone who lives or works in King County can now get a COVID-19 vaccine at Lumen Field, as well as Seattle s Rainier Beach and West Seattle vaccine sites, without an appointment. While appointments are still available and are recommended, they are no longer required for those seeking a first or second dose. Seattle is making it easier than ever to quickly and easily get vaccinated. As of today, nearly 70 percent of eligible Seattleites have begun their vaccination progress. This is an incredible milestone, and if we continue this effort, we ll reach a level of community protection where so many of us – particularly our most vulnerable – will be protected from the most serious effects of this virus, said Mayor Durkan. We ve reached a turning point in our vaccination efforts: Now anyone who wants a vaccination in Seattle and King County can get one. If you have already been vaccinated, be a g ....
Blaze at rental property causes an estimated $550K in damage Uploaded: Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 9:00 am Updated: Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 9:45 am Time to read: about 1 minutes A Menlo Park Fire Protection District investigator surveys the damage left at an East Palo Alto home after a two-alarm fire on Feb. 25. Courtesy Menlo Park Fire Protection District. A residential fire injured three people, including a mother and daughter who were hospitalized, and displaced 11 people in East Palo Alto early Thursday morning, according to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. The blaze was reported on Almond Court, off Myrtle Street, shortly after 6:30 a.m., according to Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman. About 60% of the building caught on fire. The one-story residence is roughly a block away from the Ravenswood Shopping Center. ....
Seattle receives 1,500 first doses, 1,000 second doses of the Moderna vaccine for upcoming week City to vaccinate older adults living in affordable housing, eligible latinx communities in pop-up vaccination clinics Wed, 02/17/2021 information from City of Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced the City of Seattle’s plan for the upcoming week of vaccinations administered by the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Mobile Vaccination Teams (MVT). This week, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) allotted the City of Seattle with 1,500 first doses of the Moderna vaccine and 1,000 second doses of the Moderna vaccine. The SFD MVTs will continue providing first doses of the vaccine to Phase 1B, Tier 1 eligible older adults living in affordable housing buildings, and Phase 1B, Tier 1 eligible older adults, with a focus on Latinx communities living in West Seattle, South Park, and South Seattle. ....