As of Monday, all students in Washington state who want to return to in-person learning can do so at least part-time.
“I know that some students have benefited from remote learning, but this return is unequivocal part of the solution for so many younger Washingtonians,” Gov. Jay Inslee said at a press conference.
In March, Inslee signed an emergency proclamation requiring all public K-12 schools to provide both remote and in-person learning options to students. Families will still have the option to leave their child in remote learning full-time.
“Increasing the option to return to school facilities for all K-12 students will help to prevent or curtail mental and behavioral health issues for many students by reducing isolation and improving in-person access to educators, school personnel, mentors and peers,” the proclamation said.
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State health officials fear Washington is entering 4th wave in coronavirus pandemic Patrick Quinn, KOMO News Reporter
State health officials fear Washington is entering 4th wave in coronavirus pandemic
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SEATTLE (KOMO) – On Wednesday, the state’s Secretary of Health said a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations suggest Washington is entering into a 4th wave of the pandemic.
“We’re concerned that we’re starting to see potentially the beginning of a 4th wave,” said Dr. Umair Shah, during a press briefing Wednesday morning.
“It’s hard to know but we really recognize that whatever progress we have made from the third wave, appears to have plateaued and we’re moving in a direction that’s concerning to us.”
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Jodie Prescott, a nurse, works in the trauma surgery ICU at Harborview Medical Center on Nov. 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
Washington’s vaccine providers say supply is not keeping up with demand, which means younger people will continue to come down with COVID-19 at higher rates. A local doctor says there have been more young people with severe symptoms that lead to hospitalization, in part due to a rise of variants.
“It’s a younger population,” said Dr. Tim Dellit with University of Washington Medicine. “The average age was in their 40s. We’re seeing young people with severe disease.”