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COVID-19 is on the upswing in the US

August 16, 2024, 3:39pm Health

COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it’s on the upswing around the country. Read story

FILE - The sun rises on St. Mary’s Cemetery, April 19, 2019, in McKees Rocks, Pa.

COVID-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in U.S.

FILE - The sun rises on St. Mary’s Cemetery, April 19, 2019, in McKees Rocks, Pa.

August 8, 2024, 3:27pm Health

U.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022, federal health officials said Thursday. Read story

FILE - A sign for flu and covid vaccinations is displayed at a pharmacy store in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The flu is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of apparent decline., according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

COVID infections spreading in Oregon, Washington and California

FILE - A sign for flu and covid vaccinations is displayed at a pharmacy store in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The flu is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of apparent decline., according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

August 2, 2024, 2:55pm Health

Another COVID outbreak is sweeping parts of the country, with infections increasing on the West Coast. Read story

What are current COVID guidelines?

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

COVID is going around again this summer, with infections rising across the country. Read story

FILE - Pre-loaded syringes of the COVID-19 vaccine are ready for use, Jan. 25, 2022, in New Orleans. COVID-19 vaccines get updated each fall to match newer strains of the virus and government advisers on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, are urging that Americans’ next shot target a strain called JN.1.

Amid Washington COVID summer surge, booster rates are low

FILE - Pre-loaded syringes of the COVID-19 vaccine are ready for use, Jan. 25, 2022, in New Orleans. COVID-19 vaccines get updated each fall to match newer strains of the virus and government advisers on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, are urging that Americans’ next shot target a strain called JN.1.

July 1, 2024, 6:00am Health

COVID-19 infections, emergency department visits and hospitalizations are rising in Washington this summer — but most of the state’s residents have yet to get the most updated vaccine booster for the disease. Read story

300 deaths a week marks pandemic low

June 28, 2024, 4:31pm Health

Here’s a look at the state of COVID-19 in the U.S. as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention establishes its latest advice on vaccinations. Read story

Ships on Elliott Bay are silhouetted against the evening sun, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Seattle.

Summer COVID surge approaches in Seattle area as travel season begins

Ships on Elliott Bay are silhouetted against the evening sun, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Seattle.

June 17, 2024, 10:20am Health

A summer COVID-19 surge is on its way through Seattle and the region. Read story

Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who is running as a Democrat for governor this year.

Federal judge dismisses John Stockton’s lawsuit against Washington AG over COVID bans

Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who is running as a Democrat for governor this year.

May 23, 2024, 7:39am Latest News

A federal court judge dismissed basketball legend John Stockton’s lawsuit against the Washington State Office of the Attorney General Wednesday over pandemic rules that restricted doctors from speaking out against “the mainstream COVID narrative.” Read story

FILE - A security guard waves for journalists to clear the road after a convoy carrying the World Health Organization team entered the Huanan Seafood Market on the third day of a field visit in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Jan. 31, 2021. The hunt for COVID-19 origins has gone dark in China. An AP investigation drawing on thousands of pages of undisclosed emails and documents and dozens of interviews found feuding officials and fear of blame ended meaningful Chinese and international efforts to trace the virus almost as soon as they began, despite years of public statements to the contrary.

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

FILE - A security guard waves for journalists to clear the road after a convoy carrying the World Health Organization team entered the Huanan Seafood Market on the third day of a field visit in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Jan. 31, 2021. The hunt for COVID-19 origins has gone dark in China. An AP investigation drawing on thousands of pages of undisclosed emails and documents and dozens of interviews found feuding officials and fear of blame ended meaningful Chinese and international efforts to trace the virus almost as soon as they began, despite years of public statements to the contrary.

April 22, 2024, 8:23am Health

The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months. Read story

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

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

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

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