Vaccine Verification: What to Expect (VIDEO)

October 18, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Beginning October 25, people ages 12 and older will be required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result to enter certain indoor and outdoor events and establishments in King County. Check out this short video by King County TV about what to expect.

Is a booster shot right for me?

October 14, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Is a booster shot right for me? And are you eligible?

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 11, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day we gratefully recognize and honor the Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, Snoqualmie, Muckleshoot (Ilalkoamish, Stuckamish, and Skopamish), and other Coast Salish Peoples’, on whose ancestral homelands we live, work, and gather today. In the city, whose very name comes from the Suquamish and Duwamish Leader, Chief Seattle, we know that we could not call this land home without the stewardship of Coast Salish Peoples’.

Video: Press Briefing Featuring Updates on COVID-19, Boosters, and Vaccination

October 8, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin held a press briefing on October 8, including taking questions from r

King County Statement on Resident Who Died of Rare Vaccine-Related Blood Clot

October 5, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County has learned of the death of a King County resident from a rare blood clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The individual, a woman in her late 30s, is the first confirmed death in King County from this very rare vaccine complication. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported only three other confirmed deaths nationally. 

Health care organizations join in support of King County vaccine verification to help reduce hospitalizations and deaths

September 24, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Person holding phone and showing message on screen which reads, "COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate" with a QR code below

Leaders from 14 health care organizations issued a statement in support of requiring proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status or a negative test to enter many outdoor and indoor entertainment and recreational establishments and events. The recently-announced policy will go into effect October 25.