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Governor Jay Inslee holds a news conference at the State Capitol to provide an update on the state's COVID-19 response.
| Governor's OfficeThe Vaccine Action Command and Coordination System (VACCS) Center has partnered with Lyft, Uber, United Way Worldwide, Washington 211 and Sea Mar Community Health Centers to provide access to free and discounted rides to vaccine appointments for people with transportation challenges.
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.
Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a two-week pause on movement in the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan. Under the pause, every county will remain in its current phase. At the end of two weeks, each county will be re-evaluated.
The Washington State Department of Corrections is pleased to announce that Safe Start Corrections Visitation is moving forward, with first visit sessions occurring on May 9, 2021. When the COVID-19 outbreak hit the country in March 2020, the department was forced to temporarily close visitation for safety reasons and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in its facilities.
Gov. Jay Inslee today approved an update to the guidance documents for spectator events and religious and faith based organizations that allows facilities to increase capacity by adding sections for vaccinated attendees.
The Washington State Department of Commerce is partnering with ArtsFund to provide over $10 million in grants to help community organizations across the state that have been impacted by the pandemic.
El registro de datos (solo en inglés) del Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) incluye ahora los datos sobre la raza y la etnia de las personas que se vacunaron a nivel del condado.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended his emergency order directing all state-regulated health insurers to make additional coverage changes to aid consumers during the coronavirus pandemic. His order is in effect until May 30.
Gov. Jay Inslee today approved an update to the guidance documents for Proclamation 20-66, Operations and Visitation, for long term care facilities.
El DOH (por su sigla en inglés, Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington) está ajustando el modo en que se distribuyen las vacunas contra la COVID-19 con el objetivo de alcanzar de forma rápida y equitativa a más personas en todo el estado y lograr que las vacunas lleguen donde más se neces
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is adjusting the way COVID-19 vaccines are allocated in an effort to quickly and equitably reach more people statewide and get vaccine where it’s needed most.
With the pandemic limiting access to licensing services throughout the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is granting more time to make sure you have REAL ID-compliant identification.
Gov. Jay Inslee today rescinded his May 2020 directive which froze state agency hiring, personal service contracts and equipment purchases.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is thrilled to share the state surpassed another remarkable vaccine milestone this week. More than 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Washington.
Dado que el acceso a los servicios de licencias está limitado en los EE. UU. debido a la pandemia, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) está otorgando más tiempo para asegurarse de que usted tenga una identificación que cumpla con REAL ID.