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

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Lives Remembered

The stories of people we have lost to COVID-19

Bob Lohr, wearing tan jacket, waits in a first-come, first serve line for coronavirus vaccines at Sea Mar Community Health Center in Federal Way, Wash. Jan. 19, 2021. Washington state expanded access to vaccines to include phases 1A and 1B – tier one- now including Individuals who are 65 or older and people 50 years and older who live in intergenerational households and people 50 years and older who are not able to live independently, says Sea Mar Community Health Centers deputy director Mary Bartolo CQ. Individuals can walk-in between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Kent, Des Moines and Federal Way. Before visiting, it’s recommended to check their website for the most current list of clinics in Western Washington that have vaccines available: www.seamar.org. 216163 216163

What to do if you think you qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine — and what to do after you receive it

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How much learning have Washington students missed? The state doesn’t know

Thursday, January 14, 2021 Hong Xie, senior research scientist at the UW Virology Lab readies the liquid handler robot in the wet lab that starts the viral sequencing process from local samples of SARS-CoV-2 positive. 216126

A worrying mutation that might help the coronavirus dodge immune defenses is discovered in Washington

Thursday, January 7, 2020 A worker at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service in Seattle is injected with the Moderna vaccine at the Holly Park Medical Clinic by medical assistant Leovelyn Tamayo. 216068

Inside the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines in Washington state

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