The Latest From the Commissioners On Vaccine Availability Update
There is an awful lot of confusion out there about the availability of the Coronavirus vaccine so we thought we would have a quick conversation with Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney and get the latest.
First thing.the Governor says more vaccine is headed to Washington state and it is sorely needed even though as of Monday 1/25/21 over a half million does has already been given out with 13,500 of those in Yakima County.
Second thing,,, the demand is overwhelming. The Washington State Department of Health figures the 65 and over population to be around 1-point-1 million individuals with another 300-thousand persons over 50 living in multigenerational homes, all eligible to receive the vaccine.
Spokane won t move into Phase 2 yet after Inslee eases reopening criteria
Under Washington Governor Jay Inslee s revised reopening plan, regions will be required to meet three health metrics to progress instead of all four. Author: Megan Carroll, KING 5 Staff Published: 7:11 AM PST January 28, 2021 Updated: 10:29 AM PST January 30, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. The East region, including Spokane County, is not yet eligible to move into Phase 2 of reopening after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced a revised Roadmap to Recovery plan on Thursday.
Inslee said during a press conference that the criteria for regions in Washington to move from Phase 1 to 2 of reopening is becoming less stringent, allowing for the Puget Sound and West Regions to move into Phase 2 on Monday, Feb. 1. The counties in these regions represent about half of the state s population, Inslee said.
The Washington State Department of Health has revised down the number of Whitman County residents who have died from coronavirus.
The state agency now reports that 36 people in Whitman County have died from coronavirus since the pandemic began. Public health officials in Olympia previously reported 38 deaths in Whitman County. Local Whitman County Public Health officials in Colfax don’t know why the state revised the number down.
Whitman County Public Health moved to using state coronavirus death numbers a couple of weeks ago. The two agencies had different counts for the number of deaths in Whitman County.
Three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County on Wednesday. There have been 3,127 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Whitman County since the start of the pandemic.
What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Washington Thursday
Amazon will hold another clinic this weekend to vaccinate 2,000 people for COVID-19. Here are the top vaccine facts for Thursday, Jan. 28. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 6:35 PM PST January 28, 2021
How to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Washington
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released an online portal to check your eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. Use the PhaseFinder tool to input personal information like age, health conditions and essential worker status to determine if it s your turn.
As of Jan. 18, Washington is vaccinating people in Phase 1A and the first tier of Phase 1B. That includes: