The stars aligned just right, and a moment happened, said the Oak Harbor hairstylist.
Last year, Merritt had just moved to Washington from Nevada and didn t qualify for unemployment when the pandemic hit. So, she decided to take a leap of faith and open a salon of her own for the very first time.
The salon is one of at least 10 brand new businesses to open in downtown Oak Harbor over the past two months. As we move into a post-pandemic economy, rents are down, and interest rates remain low. Perhaps most important, however, appears to be people s attitudes.
Jun. 2 Whatcom County is slightly ahead of state averages in vaccinations but saw 37 new COVID-19 cases in the most recent numbers reported on the Washington State Department of Health's coronavirus dashboard. The state's latest report showed Whatcom County had 35 new COVID-19 cases for a total of 9,047 confirmed cases, 430 hospitalizations up three from the last report and 98 related .
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June 1, 2021 // Posted In Alumni, Service
Throughout COVID-19, those on the frontlines of healthcare have received well-deserved accolades. Doctors, nurses, first responders, researchers all have stepped up to address COVID-19-related challenges. But that’s not the only group on the frontlines; environmental and public health professionals are also out there working to protect the health of their neighbors and much like the more commonly discussed medical fields, Baylor is well-represented in this group.
Part of the reason Baylor sends so many graduates into environmental health leadership is the strength of its environmental health science program one of the oldest such programs in the nation, and one of only 30 programs nationally to have its bachelor of science program accredited by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In early April, the number of Washington long-term care facilities reporting at least one active COVID-19 case reached its lowest point in a year, since the start of the pandemic. It was 115 facilities, down fivefold from a peak of nearly 600 this January.