WA is reopening but many essential workers aren’t vaccinated yet
How the state chose who to inoculate first raises questions about equity especially for restaurant, grocery and transit workers.
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A man stands amid chairs in a post-vaccination waiting area at Lumen Field Event Center s COVID-19 vaccination site on March 13, 2021. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
In early March 2020, Julee Richards remembers sitting in stunned silence with her co-workers in the breakroom. COVID-19 had just been declared a global pandemic, and panicked shoppers were starting to swarm the Fred Meyer near Tacoma where Richards works as a cashier.
Over the next few weeks, a number of employees quit out of concern for their safety, leaving Richards and those who remained to manage the crowds on their own. “We barely survived through May,” she said.
Alex s Lemonade Stand Foundation Gives $18 5M, Largest Amount Yet
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Alex s Lemonade Stand Foundation awards more than $18 5 million
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