Three Hawaii Residents Contract COVID-19 Despite Getting Vaccinations - Honolulu Civil Beat
Three Hawaii Residents Contract COVID-19 Despite Getting Vaccinations
Health officials stressed that a few “breakthrough” cases are expected because the vaccines, though potent, are not 100% effective. Reading time: 4 minutes.
A Hawaii health care worker who was among the first to receive a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine in January contracted the virus after traveling to the mainland, local disease investigators have found.
The Oahu resident and a travel companion both tested positive after traveling to “multiple mainland U.S. cities” in February but never developed symptoms, according to the Department of Health’s Disease Outbreak Control Division. No family, friends or coworkers became infected.
State Health Department Is Mum On Former Epidemiologist s Departure - Honolulu Civil Beat
State Health Department Is Mum On Former Epidemiologist’s Departure
The department says that Dr. Sarah Park, criticized for her leadership during the pandemic, left the department the last day of 2020. Reading time: 2 minutes.
The former state epidemiologist who led Hawaii’s COVID-19 response for nine months last year before being placed on paid administrative leave is no longer employed by the state health department, a spokesperson for the department said Friday.
Dr. Sarah Park, who was placed on paid administrative leave for four months, had worked at the Department of Health for more than 16 years.