Video: Update from King County Health Officer on the impacts of the Omicron surge

January 7, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Introductory slide for Dr. Duchin's media briefing

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 […]

More Opportunities for Boosters and Vaccines: FEMA’s Community Vaccination Clinic Comes to south King County

December 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Picture of three different people with their sleeves up to show their bandaids from their vaccination

Make an appointment today for the community vaccination and booster clinics in Auburn in December in January!

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?

Ask Miss Rona: Delta Variant

August 3, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Miss Rona is a Q&A series started on Public Health’s Instagram to respond to community questions related to different topic areas of COVID-19. For this edition of Miss Rona, we answered your questions about the Delta variant.

Recent surge in COVID-19 cases increases need for testing: Know when to get tested and where to go

July 28, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

There have been 227 new cases of COVID-19 daily in the last seven days—that’s a 59% increase from the previous week. Anyone with signs or symptoms of COVID-19 should get tested as early as possible regardless of vaccination status.