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Governor Jay Inslee holds a news conference to provide an update on the state's COVID-19 response.
| Governor's OfficeThe Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded an additional $234 million in Working Washington relief and recovery grants to 11,697 small businesses impacted by the pandemic.
Read State Superintendent Chris Reykdal’s statement on plans for school in fall 2021.
Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that the state is moving toward a statewide June 30 reopening date and that all counties in Washington will move to Phase 3 of the Healthy WA: Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan effective May 18 until June 30.
Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released guidance for the 2021 summer school session and 2021-2022 school year.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone 12 and older following recommendations that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is safe and extremely effective for 12 to 15-year-olds.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to share our state achieved another incredible vaccine milestone this week. As of May 10, more than 6,046,656 doses of vaccine have been given in Washington.
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup tonight completed its review of the federal process and has unanimously concluded that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is safe and effective for youth aged 12 to 15.
Todas las oficinas están operando a capacidad reducida debido a los protocolos de COVID-19. Las citas son para personas con necesidades urgentes cuya única opción es visitarnos en persona.
Gov. Jay Inslee today signed a package of bills that will increase worker safety protections, expand support for frontline workers during a public health emergency and grant overtime protections for farmworkers.
All offices are operating at reduced capacity due to COVID-19 protocols. Appointments are for people with urgent needs whose only option is to visit us in person.
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) and the state Department of Health (DOH) filed updated emergency rules today to protect farmworkers living in temporary worker housing from COVID-19.
There are some signs in the most recent data that cases may be starting to flatten, but disease activity remains high – meaning vaccination efforts and behavior like wearing masks, keeping physical distance and gathering outdoors are still critical.
En los datos más recientes, hay algunas señales de que la curva de casos podría estar comenzado a aplanarse; sin embargo, la actividad de la enfermedad se mantiene alta.
El Centro del Sistema de Mando y Coordinación de Acciones de Vacunación (VACCS, por su sigla en inglés) se asoció con Lyft, Uber, United Way Worldwide, Washington 211 y los Centros de Salud Comunitarios Sea Mar para proporcionar acceso a viajes gratuitos y con descuento a las citas de vacunación
As of May 3, more than 5,642,156 doses of vaccine have been given across the state, which is nearly 81% of the 6,967,540 doses that have been delivered to our providers and federal partnership programs.