Video: Press Conference Announcing New Policy Requiring Proof of Vaccination for Many Activities

September 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Video of press conference announcing new policy requiring proof of vaccination for many activities.

Confirm your vaccination: A new requirement for many activities in King County

September 16, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Close up of a woman holding up a COVID-19 Vaccination Record card. The person is masked and standing outside.

Preventable COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are at extremely high levels in King County, and deaths are increasing. A new Public Health—Seattle & King County (Public Health) policy, announced on September 16, 2021, will create an additional layer of protection from COVID-19. Public Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin has issued a Health Order that will require […]

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 […]

In this stressful back to school season, use “layers” of precautions to keep everyone safe

August 26, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

Back to school often comes with feelings of nervousness and anticipation. However, families may feel even more nervous and concerned this year, because the COVID-19 Delta variant is circulating. From school requirements to precautions we all can take, here is what we can do to help ensure the safety of schools.

New COVID Conversations video series asks community members, Why vaccinate now?

August 23, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Still image shows DJ TopSpin wearing a striped sweater, a backwards baseball hat, and aviator glasses in the frame of a polaroid. Background is bright orange and text says "Why get the COVID vaccine now?" "The sooner the better." kingcounty.gov/vaccine

A new video series from Public Health, called COVID Conversations, features local residents Why get vaccinated now? The new COVID Conversations video series from Public Public Health—Seattle & King County features local residents having open, unscripted conversations about how they felt when they learned the COVID-19 vaccine was available, and how they addressed any concerns.