COVID patients died in crowded hospitals while ICU beds sat unused. Hantavirus could expose same flaw

The ICU Bed Act is bipartisan and proven to work. The next health crisis will not wait, and neither should Congress. Lives ...
The Spokesman-Review

Researchers find more long COVID than expected in WA Hispanic population

A significant percentage of 1,500 Latino patients in Washington state who had been diagnosed with COVID reported in a survey that they had experienced long COVID symptoms, according to a UW Medicine ...

WA gets $538M in delayed COVID-era payments from FEMA

Money for the state Department of Health is meant to cover past costs, such as for equipment for labs and personal protection and added healthcare staffing.
Hoodline

HHS Memo Flags Seven Child Deaths After Covid Shots, Triggers DC Oversight Questions

HHS memo flags seven pediatric deaths tied to heart events after COVID shots; officials urge caution and further study.
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Longview restaurant fined nearly $1M over defying COVID rules continues appeal efforts

Records show the owners of Stuffy’s II Restaurant said their business “operated at a loss” in both 2020 and 2021.
Tri-City Herald

Researchers find more long COVID than expected in WA Hispanics

Higher than expected long COVID rates found in survey of Latinos in WA state. Higher COVID infection, hospitalization and death rates reported among Hispanic residents. Of concern was the demographic ...
Yakima Herald

Washington gets $538M in delayed COVID-era payments from FEMA

The federal government announced Wednesday it’s reimbursing the Washington state health department $263 million for costs ...