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| Governor's OfficeEl Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) (solo en inglés) anuncia, con gran entusiasmo, que el estado ha superado otro objetivo de vacunación de gran importancia esta semana.
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 Jay Inslee today rescinded his May 2020 directive which froze state agency hiring, personal service contracts and equipment purchases.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.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) played a significant role in the increase in work-related deaths in Washington last year. Two dozen COVID-19 fatalities were among more than 100 Washington workers who died on the job or in connection with their work in 2020.
Despite the complexities of this legislative session and the variety of pandemic-related needs throughout our state, policymakers made significant investments in K–12 education and early learning that will have positive outcomes for students, families, and educators for years to come.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will immediately resume use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine across the state.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) reanudará de inmediato el uso de la vacuna de Johnson & Johnson (J&J) en todo el estado.
Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the authorization of resuming the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) publicó hoy el último informe de situación estatal (solo en inglés) sobre la COVID-19.
Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19.
As of April 19, more than 4,765,270 doses of vaccine have been given across the state, which is nearly 82% of the 5,820,340 doses that have been delivered to our providers and long-term care programs. Washington is currently averaging 58,830 vaccine doses given each day and more than 25% of peopl
Consul General Won-Jik Kwon, of the Republic of Korea in Seattle, presented 20,000 KF 94 Face Masks to the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) on behalf of the Republic of Korea Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. Receiving the generous donation on behalf of WDVA was director Lourdes E. Alvarado Ramos.
Starting Wednesday, April 21, applications will be open for additional rounds of the Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund. Applications are open until May 21, 2021, and funds will be distributed to approved applicants between June 1 and June 15, 2021.