Parents’ pressing pandemic questions and Public Health answers

April 15, 2022.Reading time 14 minutes.

A parent is on the phone and seated at a table with a computer and two young children, all are wearing medical masks.

At this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents are faced with uncertainty, and a ton of tricky questions. King County Public Health answered.

COVID-19 Case Rates & BA.2: A Q&A With Our Health Officer, Dr. Jeff Duchin

April 6, 2022.Reading time 12 minutes.

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.

Video & Transcript: COVID Media Briefing with King County’s Health Officer

March 11, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

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.

Video & Transcript: COVID Media Briefing with King County’s Health Officer

February 4, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

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 […]

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 […]