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Unvaccinated 49 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19, King County data shows

September 6, 2021, 8:36am Health

Amid ongoing debate over vaccine mandates, legal challenges and booster shots, a new dashboard maintained by King County confirms vaccinated residents are significantly better protected from illness, hospitalization and death compared with their unvaccinated counterparts, even as the delta variant surges through the state. Read story

With growing numbers of critically ill pregnant COVID-19 patients, doctors urge expectant parents to get vaccine

September 6, 2021, 8:33am Health

SPOKANE — Ashlee George is on her second pandemic pregnancy, but this time she’s feeling safer. Read story

Michael Chu and Sandy Nguyen of Renton visit a King County Public Health pop-up vaccination site together for a vaccine at Renton Library on Aug. 25, 2021. (Matt M.

Vaccine-hesitant Washingtonians open up about their fears

September 6, 2021, 6:30am Health Free

As pandemic dates go, Sandy Nguyen and Michael Chu’s late August trip to the Renton Public Library was a classic. Nguyen and Chu weren’t there for a romantic read over the Cedar River. They wanted shots of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19, on offer at a pop-up vaccination… Read story

Methadone has long been the first choice in treating opioid addiction, but the regulations surrounding distribution to patients have been overly stringent and the pandemic has brought positive changes to the program, according to a new study.

One pandemic consequence has helped people in addiction. Advocates hope it becomes permanent

September 5, 2021, 6:00am Health

Methadone has long been a gold-standard treatment for opioid addiction. But government regulations mean many patients have to organize their lives around getting and taking it, no matter how well they are doing, a new study has found. Read story

Searching for ‘COVID cure’ on Amazon.com turns up fake and dangerous treatments

September 5, 2021, 5:00am Business

A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, snake-oil remedies and conspiracy theories remain near the top of Amazon.com search results for terms related to the disease, despite steps the company has taken to try to direct shoppers to legitimate health information. Read story

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

FILE - This Friday Jan. 29, 2021 file photo shows the packaging and a container of veterinary ivermectin in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ivermectin is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat infections of roundworms and other tiny parasites in humans and some large animals. Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of the decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, despite warnings that it can cause harmful side effects and there's little evidence it helps.

September 3, 2021, 2:32pm Health

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that there’s little evidence it helps. Read story

US booster plan faces complications, some may miss Sept. 20

FILE - In this April 26, 2021 file photo, a nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at UNLV, in Las Vegas. Biden's plans to start delivering booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans who received the COVID-19 vaccines are facing new complications that could delay the availability of third doses for those who received the Moderna vaccine, administration officials said Friday, Sept. 3.

September 3, 2021, 1:21pm Health

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's plans to start delivery of booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans who received the COVID-19 vaccines are facing new complications that could delay the availability of third doses for those who received the Moderna vaccine, administration officials said Friday. Read story