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Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced on Monday that anyone who lives or works in King County can now get a COVID-19 vaccine at Lumen Field, as well as Seattle s Rainier Beach and West Seattle vaccine sites, without an appointment.
While appointments are still available and are recommended, they are no longer required for those seeking a first or second dose. Seattle is making it easier than ever to quickly and easily get vaccinated. As of today, nearly 70 percent of eligible Seattleites have begun their vaccination progress. This is an incredible milestone, and if we continue this effort, we ll reach a level of community protection where so many of us – particularly our most vulnerable – will be protected from the most serious effects of this virus, said Mayor Durkan. We ve reached a turning point in our vaccination efforts: Now anyone who wants a vaccination in Seattle and King County can get one. If you have already been vaccinated, be a good neighbor
In 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was signed into law. It gives the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products.
The FDA, which is under the purview of the Department of Health and Human Services, said its ban on menthol aims to remove the substance from tobacco cigarettes as the science suggests it contributes to addiction by hiding the impacts of smoking on the body.
“When you inject menthol into cigarettes, you cause people to want to smoke them more and you cause them to stay on the smoking habit longer,” HHS Secretary
May 3, 2021 By Mike Kruzman & Jon King / news@whmi.com
A local legislator is calling on the governor to reverse her mask mandate on young children.
Republican State Representative Bob Bezotte of Marion Township is criticizing Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state health department for a mandate requiring children from 2 to 4 years old to wear masks.
Mondayâs order calls for kids in that age range to wear masks in public places and places like daycare centers. Previously that rule only applied to children ages 5 and up. Bezotte said, in a release, that even as other states loosen COVID regulations and restrictions, Michigan continues to impose new arbitrary limitations that now extend to the youngest Michiganders.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control is joining national organizations to recognize Air Quality Awareness Week on May 3 to 7. The national theme for 2021 is âHealthy Air â Important for Everyone!â
The DNREC Division of Air Quality, which monitors and regulates the emissions to the air, encourages residents to learn more about the important role of air quality for the health of people and the Earth.
Delawareans can consult the Air Quality Index (AQI) to learn about current local conditions. Created under the Clean Air Act, the online resource from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitors and reports on air quality each day.
As pandemic precautions continue to fall away on the local, state and national level, Montgomery County s public health director, Joey Smith, is optimistic the COVID-19 pandemic is moving in the right direction, even if it s still far from gone. I m very hopeful, Smith said in an interview with The Leaf-Chronicle. We ll be living with COVID-19 for a long time. It takes a long time before a virus like this can be eradicated from the Earth.
As of April 28, Montgomery County reported 546 active cases on its COVID-19 dashboard. Smith said the county has hovered around 550 cases for about six weeks, adding about 40-50 new cases each day as old cases drop off.