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Washington hospitals quite full amid COVID-19 case surge
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CDC reports 70% of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Businesses and agencies starting to require vaccination of employees On Monday, the Washington State Hospital Association urged medical facilities to require similar policies.
SEATTLE - The latest COVID-19 surge in cases brought on by the highly-contagious delta variant and causing serious illness in unvaccinated people is straining Washington state’s health care system, officials said.
Washington State Hospital Association officials held a briefing Monday led by CEO Cassie Sauer, who was joined by Dr. John Lynch of UW Medicine and Florence Chang, executive vice president and COO of MultiCare Health System.
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Washington State Hospital Association pushes to make vaccines mandatory for health care workers
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Respiratory therapist Bailey Synhavong finishes putting on protective equipment before heading into a patient s room in the COVID intensive care unit at UW Medical Center-Montlake, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Seattle.Elaine Thompson / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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The Washington State Hospital Association is urging all health care institutions in the state require that their employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The recommendation came in the form of a resolution that was passed by the association’s board of directors. That resolution was announced during a Monday news conference where state health care experts discussed the impact that the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus is having on Washington’s health care system.
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