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Janitors and security guards worry they are left behind by vaccination efforts

Front line workers are vying for a vaccine dose to protect themselves against Covid-19 as new cases rise in the Puget Sound area yet again. Some janitors and security guards say they are being left behind by state guidelines, despi
Esmy Jimenez
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Think your house has been crowded during Covid? This Seattle mother of eight knows the feeling

It's been one year since the pandemic really started intruding on our lives. But for other families that home-school their children, it was just another day, another year - or was it?
Angela King
Health

This Seattle bar owner is optimistic, but not ready to up capacity

One year ago, 2,000 Washingtonians had contracted what we used to call the novel coronavirus. And Governor Jay Inslee issued his "Stay Home, Stay Healthy" order.
Angela King
Health

March 22nd | We've officially entered Phase 3. How much will that change what opens and what doesn't?

Restaurant owners on why they will -- and won't -- reopen under the state's phase three reopening plan. Plus, how vaccination is going for the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community here in Washington. A local artist on his Oscar-qualifying short film, "Enough." And a new report shows an unnecessary use of escalating force in Washington corrections facilities.
Bill Radke
Health

PHOTOS: Mass vaccinations begin at Seattle's Lumen Field

The largest civilian-run vaccination site in the country, according to the Seattle mayor's office, opened on Saturday at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
Megan Farmer
Health

90-year-old Seattle woman gets 2nd dose of Covid vaccine - icy trek not included

Fran Goldman, the 90-year-old great-grandmother who walked through nearly a foot of snow to get her first dose of a coronavirus vaccination, his now fully vaccinated. And this time, she didn't even need her hiking poles.
Katie Campbell

Paige Browning
Health

Grocery store and other critical workers moved up in vaccine line

Grocery store employees and other essential workers in Washington, regardless of age, will be eligible to begin getting the Covid-19 vaccine later this month, followed in April by people who have two or more medical conditions and those living in congregate settings.
Austin Jenkins
Health

WA awaits Johnson & Johnson vaccine as state surpasses 5,000 Covid deaths

State officials are asking Washingtonians to recognize a moment of silence today to honor the now more than 5,000 people in our state who've died of Covid-19. Meanwhile, Patty Hayes, the director of Seattle-King County Public Health, says she doesn't know when the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine will arrive in King County.
Angela King

Katie Campbell
Education

It's not clear when Seattle students will return to the classroom, despite teacher vaccine priority

Teachers in Washington state are now prioritized for coronavirus vaccinations. But it remains unclear clear when most Seattle kids and teachers will head back to the classroom. Seattle Public Schools and its teachers union still have yet to reach a reopening agreement.
David Hyde
Health

‘Who knows if I’ll be myself again?’ Covid long-haulers turn to Seattle rehab clinic

This Seattle rehabilitation clinic is working to help Covid long-haulers get back "as much life as possible."
Eilís O'Neill

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