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January 19th | As Washington accelerates vaccine rollout, ethical concerns loom large

King County Executive Dow Constantine answers your calls about enlisting help to set up mass vaccination sites as the state expands eligibility. Also, we hear from healthcare workers in Everett who treated the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in the U.S. And a University of Washington law professor answers ethical questions about the rollout of the vaccine.
- Bill Radke
In Historic First, Biden To Nominate Transgender Doctor As Assistant Health Secretary

Dr. Rachel Levine is currently the secretary of health in Pennsylvania, where she leads the state's fight against COVID-19.
- Bill Chappell
A Covid-19 time capsule

It's been almost a year since the first Covid patient was diagnosed in Everett. We look back with Robin Addison, who led the specially trained team that cared for him, and share snippets from a Seattle Now pilot episode recorded before the show launched.
- Clare McGrane
65+ now eligible for Covid vaccine in WA; National Guard to help speed vaccinations

The state of Washington, hamstrung as many states have been by a slow distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, will deploy the National Guard, set up mass vaccination sites and create a new public-private partnership to lead a renewed effort to get the vaccine into the arms of people.
- Austin Jenkins
For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed

The annual street survey of homeless people is being delayed or put off completely in some parts of the U.S. during the pandemic, even as the country's unsheltered population appears to be growing.
- Pam Fessler
3 Questions And The Emerging Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Protection

First, can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease? Second, will the vaccine remain effective as the virus itself evolves? And third, how long will the vaccine's protection last?
- Richard Harris
Data Scientist Rebekah Jones, Facing Arrest, Turns Herself In To Florida Authorities

Rebekah Jones has said she lost her job after refusing to manipulate data to suggest Florida was ready to ease coronavirus restrictions.
- Rachel Treisman
How Anti-Vaccine Movement Could Hurt Efforts To End Pandemic

The anti-vaccine movement has existed in various forms for decades. The Internet and social media created a surge in misinformation. We profile a mother who got pulled in, and how she got out.
Looking Back On The Pandemic's Start And Forward To When Will It End

On Tuesday, it will be a year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the U.S. Now there are almost 24 million cases and nearly 400,000 people are dead.
- Allison Aubrey
Federal Deal To Increase Vaccine Production Could Give Some Employees Early Access

A federal manufacturing contract to increase COVID-19 vaccine production has an unusual clause that could move a company's employees and their families to the front of the vaccination line.
- Sydney Lupkin

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