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New COVID-19 variant detected in Washington state. Here's what to know

Last week, the World Health Organization designated NB.1.8.1, a new strain of COVID-19 that's been rising in frequency lately, as a "variant under monitoring." Now, Washington state has its first case ...
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New COVID variant found in Washington

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images) A new COVID-19 variant fueling a global rise in cases has been detected in Washington, but ...

Six years later, COVID symptoms linger for many Latino farmworkers in Washington

The dizziness started while Baldomero Muñoz was working in the blueberry fields of Oregon. That didn't stop him. He kept picking. By the next morning, his head was pounding and his lungs ...
The Spokesman-Review

Researchers find more long COVID than expected in WA Hispanic population

A significant percentage of 1,500 Latino patients in Washington state who had been diagnosed with COVID reported in a survey that they had experienced long COVID symptoms, according to a UW Medicine ...
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WA acts to assure wide access to COVID-19 vaccines

The Washington State Department of Health has issued a standing order for the COVID-19 vaccine, making it easier for Washington residents to get vaccinated. The standing order allows most Washington ...

U.S. vaccine advisers drop plan to question mRNA COVID shots, WaPo reports

Some vaccine advisers under Robert F. Kennedy Jr sought to potentially stop recommending mRNA shots, but that plan is no ...

More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds

A new study says the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll is much higher than official counts, and that there were disparities in ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

COVID vaccine available to all WA residents 6 months and older, state says

Washington residents 6 months and older can now receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacies and medical clinics without a prescription, under a new standing order signed by the state health ...
KUOW

New Covid variant found in Washington state

A new Covid-19 variant fueling a global rise in cases has been detected in Washington, but health officials aren’t too concerned. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the ...
The Olympian

New COVID-19 variant detected in Washington state. Here’s what to know

Last week, the World Health Organization designated NB.1.8.1, a new strain of COVID-19 that’s been rising in frequency lately, as a “variant under monitoring.” Now, Washington state has its first case ...
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COVID vaccine available to all in WA 6 months and older

People in Washington 6 months and older can now receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacies and medical clinics without a prescription, under a new standing order signed by the state health ...