The Washington State Department of Health expects that the vaccine site in Spokane will be up and running by Monday, Jan. 25. It will likely be indoors.
Large portion of Spokane County needs vaccine before restrictions loosen
Experts at the Spokane Regional Health District said not enough people are vaccinated to make a difference yet Author: Nicole Hernandez Updated: 9:48 AM PST January 19, 2021
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out, there is a semblance of hope that restrictions will loosen as more people get vaccinated. But local experts say a lot more people need to be vaccinated before any changes happen.
The goal of the vaccine is to decrease the infection rate.
When enough people are immune to the virus, it cannot spread as quickly. That means the more people who get the vaccine, building up antibodies to COVID-19, the safer the community will be.
Spokane, East Region still not ready for move to Phase 2 of reopening
The report released by the Washington Department of Health on Jan. 15 indicated that the East Region, which includes Spokane, didn t qualify for Phase 2. Author: Ian Smay Updated: 4:14 PM PST January 15, 2021
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. The East Region of Governor Jay Inslee s Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan, which includes Spokane County, is not ready to move to Phase 2 of reopening, according to the Washington Department of Health.
The Spokane Regional Health District said in a release that the report showed progress for the East Region.
The East Region is listed as being decreasing or low in three of the four metrics used to determine if a region can move to Phase 2, including:
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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, a registered nurse prepares a syringe with the first round of the Pfizer COVID vaccination in Ridgeland, Miss., as state medical leaders received inoculations. On Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but some states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates.
SPOKANE, Wash.– Washington’s vaccine rollout has been a mess, much like it has been across the rest of the United States.
Many of you have reached out to us every day, asking when you and your loved ones could get the vaccine.