PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER

Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff

VIDEO: DR. JEFF DUCHIN in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health and UW Medicine ON B.1.351 VARIANT

February 23, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

On February 23rd, Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health and UW Medicine provided updates on the B.1.351 variant identified in Washington State.

How Smoke from Forest Fires Affects Your Health

August 21, 2018.Reading time 12 minutes.

This article was originally posted on Right as Rain, the blog by UW Medicine. BY VANESSA RAYMOND If you lived in the Pacific Northwest last summer, you already know what it’s like when forest fire smoke becomes a part of your day to day. There’s that whole weird apocalyptic feeling, but what about its health effects? […]