President Biden announced Tuesday that the US is buying 200 million more doses of coronavirus vaccines, and hopes to have them by summer as part of a package of measures aimed at speeding up and increasing vaccine supply for the US.
New report details impact of COVID-19 on Native organizations Emily Boerger | Jan 21, 2021
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A new report from the Urban Indian Health Institute says adequate funding, housing supports, and vaccine hesitancy continue to be key challenges for Native organizations and the individuals they serve.
The report, which was funded by the Washington State Department of Commerce through Coronavirus Relief Funds, details the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Native direct-service organizations in Washington State and identifies future needs during and after the pandemic.
Five direct-service organizations, including Chief Seattle Club, United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Seattle Indian Health Board, NATIVE Project, and American Indian Community Center, contributed to the report through surveys and interviews.
WA hospitals hesitant to schedule, then cancel COVID vaccinations January 20, 2021 at 6:28 am
Colleen D Amico, a clinical pharmacist with Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) administers a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, to frontline workers at the SIHB on Dec. 21, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images).
Some of the largest hospitals in Washington state say they won’t follow Governor Inslee’s suggestion to try to speed up coronavirus vaccinations by making appointments then canceling them if there’s a supply problem or they don’t have enough doses.
“Part of why we’re reluctant to schedule people for appointments when we don’t know the doses are coming is because people are already impatient, and to make someone a promise and then pull it back, I think is really challenging,” said Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer.
The site is a short walk west to the light rail station.
Prospective buyer Mt. Baker Housing Association has filed the first redevelopment plan for the 3.3-acre Thunderbird Treatment Center, at 9236 Renton Ave. S. It emerged about a year ago that the nonprofit Seattle Indian Health Board would close and sell the facility.
Seattle to join nationwide COVID-19 memorial today, honor victims by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI
Seattle will join a nationwide memorial remembering victims of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday as part of a national moment of unity and remembrance ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration on Wednesday. Memorializing American lives lost to COVID, cities are asked to illustrate our remembrance through the ringing of bells and illumination of buildings, organizers wrote.
In Seattle, the ceremony will include ringing the Friendship Bell at the Kobe Bell Courtyard in Seattle Center at 2:30 p.m. Viewers can watch live from home through a broadcast on Seattle Center s Facebook page.