June 27, 2022, 10:29am Health
U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus. Read story
June 23, 2022, 4:46pm Clark County Health
Clark County’s COVID-19 activity rate increased slightly this week. New hospitalizations decreased this week, but hospital occupancy remains high. Read story
June 23, 2022, 3:53pm Nation & World
Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, researchers reported Thursday. Read story
June 22, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health Free
According to Dr. Katie Sharff, chief of infectious disease for Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Americans have lost patience for COVID-19 precautions. And now that mask mandates have been lifted and large events have resumed, cases have started rising again. Read story
June 20, 2022, 7:36am Health Free
Washington is gearing up to provide COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months to 4 years old, approved Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story
June 15, 2022, 12:19pm Health
COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday. Read story
June 14, 2022, 10:42am Health
The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration’s work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government’s heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. Read story
June 13, 2022, 9:57am Health
China’s capital has put school back online in one of its major districts amid a new COVID-19 outbreak linked to a nightclub, while life has yet to return to normal in Shanghai despite the lifting of a more than two-month-long lockdown. Read story
June 9, 2022, 2:15pm Clark County Health Free
Clark County’s COVID-19 activity rate saw its largest decrease since March this week. Read story
June 8, 2022, 5:58pm Clark County Health Free
Clark County schools have reported 372 new cases of COVID-19 since last week, a decrease from 448 cases reported the week prior. This marks a second week of noticeable decline in cases after a mini-peak in mid-May. Read story