Commemorating a difficult year for older adults & their caretakers

February 26, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

Over the past year, many of us have encountered milestones we never expected to experience: a first holiday season alone; an entire school semester online; nearly a year without hugging friends or family. This week marks another sad COVID-19 milestone – the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed death from COVID-19 in the U.S., which happened here in King County.

Containing COVID-19 at Home

February 11, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Over the past year, we have learned that COVID-19 spreads easily within households, possibly making our homes one of the riskiest places. You can even spread the virus without having any symptoms. Now that more contagious variants have been detected in the United States, including one in Washington state, this may be even more true.

King County opens COVID-19 vaccination sites in Kent and Auburn to provide access for vulnerable older adults and their caretakers

January 29, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Public Health has received enough vaccine doses from the state to begin operating the two sites at 500 doses per day, six days a week. These sites will position King County to be able to quickly scale up vaccination efforts and serve the broader community when more vaccine becomes available.

Updated message from Public Health regarding return to in-person learning

January 20, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

An updated message from Public Health regarding the return to in-person learning.

Expanding vaccination to older adults in King County

January 18, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Senior woman getting a vaccine from her doctor in her home during a house visit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All older adults in Washington state over the age of 65 are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. People 50 and older who live in multigenerational households are also eligible if they meet certain conditions. Due to limited supply of vaccine, not everyone will be able to access a vaccine right away. Access will improve as the supply chain widens and providers in King County receive more doses. Learn how to get vaccinated in King County and read more about the expanded vaccination eligibility.

Hope for the year ahead: A message from our health officer, Dr. Jeff Duchin

December 31, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

After a dramatic increase in cases for seven weeks beginning in late October, new case reports have fallen from about 750 per day in early December to about 300 new cases daily over the past week, while hospitalizations and deaths continue to be three to four times higher than before the recent surge. Although it is […]