Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
Public Health – Seattle & King County continues to respond to an ongoing outbreak of shigellosis, mainly among people experiencing homelessness. In the same timeframe, we have also seen an increase in cases of other diarrheal causing infectious diseases among people experiencing homelessness, particularly cryptosporidiosis and different types of E. coli.
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On April 27, the Department of Health and Human Services announced new regulatory changes for prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD). We sat down with Brad Finegood, Public Health – Seattle & King County’s Strategic Advisor on Behavioral Health, to learn more about the new rule change and how it may impact treatment access in our community.
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On May 12th, in his weekly press briefing, Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin on COVID-19 trends and the latest on the CDC recommendation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 12-15 years old.
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As the weather warms up in King County, bats come out of hibernation, which means a big increase in human-bat interactions compared to other times of year. Bats that are infected with rabies can spread the infection to humans who have bare skin contact with bats or bat saliva.
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On May 7, Dr. Jeff Duchin shared updates on King County’s vaccination progress and the uncertain course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Governor Jay Inslee announced today that King County will remain in Phase 3 of Washington state’s Roadmap to Recovery for the next two weeks. For the first time in over a year, as a community, we have the very real opportunity to get the pandemic under control.
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