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OHA study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccine and cardiac deaths

April 12, 2024, 5:09pm Health

During the pandemic, reports linked the COVID-19 vaccine to cardiac deaths, especially among young people, but a new study by the Oregon Health Authority found no connection between the two. Read story

Washington Department of Health releases updated guidance for COVID-19

March 18, 2024, 4:17pm Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health released updated guidance Monday for how to protect against COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. Read story

FILE - This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in a laboratory. The National Institutes of Health is opening a handful of studies to start testing possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition. The announcement, Monday, July 31, 2023 comes amid frustration from patients who've struggled for months or years with sometimes disabling health problems.

COVID-19, respiratory ailments ‘slowing down’ in Clark County

FILE - This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in a laboratory. The National Institutes of Health is opening a handful of studies to start testing possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition. The announcement, Monday, July 31, 2023 comes amid frustration from patients who've struggled for months or years with sometimes disabling health problems.

March 13, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

“Respiratory illness in general in Clark County seems to be slowing down,” Clark County Public Health spokesperson Marissa Armstrong said, and that includes COVID-19. (See the data for yourself at clark.wa.gov/public-health/respiratory-illness-data.) Read story

A nurse administers a flu shot at Legacy Salmon Creek .

As cold sets in, Clark County Public Health urges caution over respiratory ills

A nurse administers a flu shot at Legacy Salmon Creek .

January 13, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Health

With the onset of cold weather, respiratory illnesses are usually not far behind. Read story

WHO: COVID killed nearly 10,000 last month

January 11, 2024, 5:16pm Health

The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday that holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Read story

A sign urges people to get a flu shot at Kaiser Permanente.

Kaiser Permanente staff required to wear masks due to increase in influenza, COVID-19 and RSV

A sign urges people to get a flu shot at Kaiser Permanente.

December 27, 2023, 5:01pm Clark County Health

Kaiser Permanente is now requiring all staff to wear masks within its facilities statewide. Read story

FILE - Healthcare workers line up for free personal protective equipment in front of murals by artist Romero Britto at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Miami.

States trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire

FILE - Healthcare workers line up for free personal protective equipment in front of murals by artist Romero Britto at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Miami.

December 20, 2023, 8:11am Health

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., states scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Read story

FILE - COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023. Americans will be able to order four free COVID-19 tests again and the United States Postal Service will deliver the tests to your mailbox. Anyone who did not order a batch of COVID-19 tests in September can secure up to eight of the tests this time around.

More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail

FILE - COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023. Americans will be able to order four free COVID-19 tests again and the United States Postal Service will deliver the tests to your mailbox. Anyone who did not order a batch of COVID-19 tests in September can secure up to eight of the tests this time around.

November 20, 2023, 8:11am Health

Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery. Read story

FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Inslee didn’t abuse power with pandemic eviction moratorium, Washington Supreme Court rules

FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

September 29, 2023, 7:32am Business

The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday rejected claims by landlords that Gov. Jay Inslee abused his power when he created a temporary ban on evictions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

FILE - COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023. The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.

Free at-home COVID tests are back. Here’s how to order

FILE - COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023. The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.

September 26, 2023, 7:47am Health

Starting Monday, Washingtonians can once again order free at-home COVID-19 tests to be delivered straight to their homes. Read story