Tag: vaccinated

New data dashboard tracks COVID-19 risk for unvaccinated people compared to vaccinated people

September 3, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.
Image has blue background, with a bunch of different trend lines with arrows going up. There are several coronaviruses floating next to the arrows.

Since July, COVID-19, cases have increased rapidly in King County. The worsening outbreak is affecting all of us. And, people who are not fully vaccinated are getting seriously ill and dying at much higher rates than the vaccinated population. That’s clear on a new data dashboard, which shows vaccines are reducing the risk of getting sick, hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19.  

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COVID-19 cases increasing in King County: Vaccination continues to be our best protection

July 23, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise again in King County, Public Health – Seattle & King County now recommends that all residents five years of age and older, regardless of vaccination status, wear face coverings in indoor public settings. This extra layer of protection will help us all stay safer, including those who are unvaccinated, such as the 300,000 children in King County who aren’t able to get vaccinated yet, and the many thousands of people who have immune systems that are weakened or suppressed.

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