By Kathi O Shea May 11, 2021 6:30 am
Associated PressFILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP, File)
BELLINGHAM, Wash. A COVID-19 outbreak has stricken a Bellingham skilled nursing facility.
The Whatcom County Health Department has confirmed 20 cases among residents and staff at Avamere Bellingham Healthcare and Rehabilitation on Birchwood Avenue.
Two people have been hospitalized and an 80-year-old man with a confirmed case has died.
By Joe Teehan April 30, 2021 6:40 am
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A facility offering a range of services to the local homeless population is coming to Bellingham.
The state capital budget passed during the just-completed session provides $4 million for a collaborative effort called The Way Station.
It will offer a variety of health care services including testing, vaccination and recuperative respite – a staffed around-the-clock place for people to recover from medical issues.
It will cater to immediate personal needs like restrooms, showers and laundry; and give visitors access to services including pathways to transition out of homelessness.
It’s a partnership between Unity Care Northwest, Opportunity Council, PeaceHealth, and the Whatcom County Health Department and will occupy the county property at 1500 North State Street.
Who s getting vaccinated in Whatcom County? New data shows these racial and age differences
The Bellingham Herald 4/29/2021 David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Apr. 29 Whatcom County residents who identify as Hispanic are being vaccinated for COVID-19 at a rate about half the rest of the county, according to data released by the Washington State Department of Health. Hispanics are underrepresented in the vaccinated population in nearly all counties, compared to their percent of the county s population, according to the COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage by Race and Ethnicity in Washington State Counties report released last week.
The report, which included data through Aug. 21, went on to state that the gap varies by county, and showed in Whatcom County that the rate was nearly half that of most other races, which is close to what the rest of the state is seeing.
By Kathi O Shea April 27, 2021 6:23 am
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. Whatcom County’s Community Vaccination Center begins offering weeknight clinics this week.
Vaccinations will now be offered at Bellingham Technical College on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and during the day on Saturdays.
The first weeknight clinic is this Thursday, April 29th from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Whatcom County Health Department and its partners will have 240 first doses of the Moderna vaccine available this Thursday and 480 on Saturday.
Second dose clinics are invitation-only for those who received their first dose at the CVC and are guaranteed second-dose appointments.
Anyone who received their first does elsewhere and has had trouble finding an appointment is encouraged to call 360-778-6075 for assistance.