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Washington health officials warn that slowing COVID vaccination rates will help Delta variant spread

Washington health officials warn that slowing COVID vaccination rates will help Delta variant spread Sign In FacebookTwitterEmail A sign directs patients at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on the University of Washington campus on May 18, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder/Getty Images The number of Washington residents getting vaccinated against COVID-19 isn’t growing fast enough to contain the highly transmissible strain of the coronavirus known as the Delta variant, state health officials say. That proclamation came in a news release issued by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), which estimates that as many as 92% of new COVID infections could be attributed to the variant. In the release, state officials said the people most at risk of getting sick are those who haven’t been vaccinated.

After Pandemic Missteps: Senators Seek Lessons for Future Emergencies

email article Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee played the blame game for false steps during the pandemic. At a hearing on Tuesday, HELP committee chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said the nation was ill-equipped to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic because of a weak and underfunded public health infrastructure. She called for an end to the pattern of crisis and complacency in public health funding. But ranking member Richard Burr (R-N.C.) called out the CDC for the country s pandemic response missteps. Beyond the finger-pointing, the HELP committee heard about caregiver support, next-generation face masks, and interoperability.

COVID-19 Cases Increase In Washington State | 106 7 The Eagle

Jul 28, 2021 The latest COVID-19 modeling and surveillance situation report from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) shows a new surge: cases are increasing in the state as the Delta variant becomes more widespread. As cases stemming from the Delta variant rise, anyone who has signs or symptoms of COVID-19 should get tested, regardless of vaccination status or prior infection. Report findings include: Statewide case counts and hospital admissions flattened starting in mid-June, and case counts began increasing over the first week of July. Multiple counties were experiencing an uptick in case counts as of July 8, and additional counties appear to be seeing increases in more recent incomplete data.

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