Coronavirus

Coronavirus

Coronavirus

Extended coverage of the outbreak of the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2; the illness it causes, COVID-19; and the pandemic's effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world.

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Dr. John Corman MD, signals for more Pfizer vaccine as Amazon partners with Virginia Mason creating a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Amazon’s 7th Avenue meeting center in Seattle, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. 216188
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How to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Seattle, King County and Washington state

Mapping a pandemic

Track the spread of coronavirus across Washington and the world

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. (NIAID-RML via AP)
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Charts, mask how-tos and more resources to help you understand the pandemic and get through it safely

FILE – In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, a nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient at a hospital in Los Angeles. Across the country, doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are dealing with hostility, threats and violence from patients angry over safety rules designed to keep the virus from spreading. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) NYAG961 NYAG961
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As COVID-19 roars on, health workers once saluted as heroes now get threats

Strained rural Washington hospitals have sent hundreds of patients to King County

FILE — Pfizer-BioNTech, left, and Moderna COVID-19 doses ready for patients at Cornerstone Pharmacy in Little Rock, Ark., on March 8, 2021. In a half-dozen studies published over the past few weeks, Moderna’s vaccine appeared to be more protective over the long term than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (Rory Doyle/The New York Times)

Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both knockouts, but one seems to have the edge

Lumen Field is pictured during the first half of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Seattle. The Rams won 26-17. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) NYOTK NYOTK

Large events in Washington will soon require proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test

EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before Saturday, Sept. 4 at 3 a.m. ET. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Many have seen their finances take a hit during the pandemic. Here’s what to do now. (Robert Neubecker/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH YOUR-MONEY BY LIEBER OF SEPT. 3, 2021. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT190 XNYT190

Your finances took a hit from the pandemic. Here’s what you do now

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