Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
In recent weeks, we’ve heard a lot about fluctuating COVID-19 case rates in other cities and countries, and the spread of the BA.2 variant. We sat down for a Q&A with King County’s Health Officer, Dr. Jeff Duchin, to get a better sense of what we’re seeing in King County.
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King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin held a public briefing on March 11, 2022, answering questions from the news media and members of the community. Dr. Duchin discussed the lifting of the indoor mask mandate.
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King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin held a public briefing on February 3, 2022, answering questions from the news media and members of the community. Dr. Duchin discussed where we are in the pandemic overall: COVID-19 is clearly not over, but we are heading in the right direction. So, for now and for the […]
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King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin held a public briefing on Jan. 7, 2022, answering questions from the news media and members of the community. Dr. Duchin provided a picture of where we are in the current Omicron-driven surge and shared guidance on how to lower your risk during this challenging period: Limiting large […]
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Español – Spanish | af Soomaali – Somali | Tiếng Việt – Vietnamese The highly infectious Omicron variant is moving at astonishing speed, according to new projections. In the coming week, the number of Omicron cases in King County is projected to spike to levels three times higher than the highest peaks we’ve seen in […]
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King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin held a public briefing on December 15, providing updates on COVID-19 and vaccination trends in King County, as well as our evolving understanding of the Omicron variant. Dr. Duchin put the new threat from Omicron, as well as our continued struggle with the predominant Delta variant, into perspective. […]
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