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May 11, 2021 10:23 PM Kaitlin Knapp
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LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. Idaho is fully open as the state moves to its final stage of Governor Little’s Stay Healthy reopening plan. This means instead of caps on gathering sizes like in other stages, there is no limit on the amount of people. However, people need to be socially distance from each other.
The step to Stage 4 has one restaurant in Liberty Lake a little concerned for a few reasons.
“We are a little bit concerned about that because you know, you get the large gatherings over there, plus the employees go over there because there’s more jobs available,” said Kyle Barbieri, manager at True Legends Grill. “The top concern is going back a level and then losing our indoor seating and having to come out here because in the summer it gets hot, people want to be indoors.”
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Health care providers are preparing for an increased demand for Covid vaccine now that 12-to-15-year-olds are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Schools are among those that are stepping up to fill that demand.
Washington and Oregon still have one hurdle before shots can be administered to that group. That’s approval from the Western States scientific group that gives one more layer of review to this week’s FDA decision.
Assuming it signs off, providers that have already been inoculating 16-and-17-year-olds will add the younger kids to their vaccine eligibility list.
Renee Rassilyer-Bomers from Swedish Medical Center in Seattle says her group realizes that the procedure of vaccinating children needs to be a little more thorough than just poking an arm.
Get a free hotdog with a vaccine at Avista Stadium Tuesday
Spokane Hospitality Coalition and SRHD will team up to get more people vaccinated. They want to reopen restaurants to full capacity as quickly as possible. Author: Grace Arnis (KREM) Updated: 9:45 AM PDT May 11, 2021
Get a free hot dog while getting a vaccine at Avista Stadium from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The Spokane Hospitality Coalition and Spokane Regional Health District are teaming to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. They are calling the events #Save509 Vaccination Days. The Hospitality coalition says this is to keep restaurants open. They said this will help everything open to 100 percent capacity faster.
Downtown Spokane Partnership holding pop-up vaccine clinics with live music, games and giveaways
May 10, 2021 4:59 PM Connor Sarles
SPOKANE, Wash. The Downtown Spokane Partnership is holding two pop-up vaccine clinics downtown, one this week and one next week, that will feature live music, games, giveaways and prize drawings.
It is part of the push to drive up Spokane’s vaccinations to keep the county in Phase 3.
DSP is partnering with Washington State Department of Health, Spokane Regional Health District and the City of Spokane to get people vaccinated at these clinics, and have some fun while they’re doing it!
“We know the sooner everyone gets vaccinated, the sooner we can reopen Spokane and get ourselves on track to the new normal,” said DSP President & CEO Mark Richard. “These clinics are meant to be an even more convenient option to anyone who still may not have received their shot. It’s the perfect opportunity to hang out and have s
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May 10, 2021 1:01 PM Connor Sarles
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SPOKANE, Wash. Craving a ballpark hotdog lately? If you get the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Avista Stadium on Tuesday, you will get one for free!
Spokane is on the edge of moving back into Phase 2, but with Governor Inslee’s two-week pause on phase changes, the Spokane Regional Health District says now is the time to get vaccinations up, infections down, and everyone one step closer to normalcy.
The Health District is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Avista Stadium from 3–6 p.m. Tuesday.
Get your Johnson & Johnson vaccine tomorrow, May 11 from 3-6pm and get a free baseball stadium hotdog, too! To schedule, visit https://t.co/Zn7iGFCUXw!