Video: Press Briefing with Dr. Duchin – COVID-19 Vaccination for Kids Ages 5-11

November 5, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin held a press briefing on November 4, including taking questions from reporters and community members. Dr. Duchin provided the latest information on COVID-19 vaccination for kids ages 5-11 and the latest on COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations in King County.

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

Video: Press briefing discussing outdoor mask order and COVID’s impact on local healthcare system

September 2, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin held a special press briefing on Thursday, September 2, to discuss his Local Health Officer Order requiring masks at outdoor gatherings of 500 or more people and strongly encouraging masks in other outdoor settings. Although the risk for spread of COVID-19 is much lower outdoors than indoors, the risk is […]

Video: Dr. Jeff Duchin’s COVID-19 press briefing – August 27, 2021

August 31, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

During his August 27 press briefing, Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin provided context around “breakthrough cases” and how risk changes for vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated people. As shown in the graph above, in the recent Delta surge, the age-adjusted rate of cases among people who are not fully vaccinated increased from 7 daily cases/100,000 […]

Health Officer Statement on Extreme Heat

June 27, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

person pouring water on their face in hot sun

Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health — Seattle & King County, issued the following statement in response to the current extreme heat event in our region: The record-shattering extreme heat we’re experiencing is just the latest example of our climate crisis and how it’s impacting human health now. Extreme heat is the leading […]

Video: Dr. Jeff Duchin’s covid-19 press briefing

May 27, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

During his weekly press briefing on May 27, Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin provided an update on local COVID-19 rates and vaccination efforts: Our COVID outbreak is moving in the right direction. Thank you to everyone who has been vaccinated and made all the hard sacrifices over the last year and a half to get […]