The Washington state Department of Health reported 1,432 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths Thursday — the day all state residents 16 and older became eligible for the vaccine. Pierce County reported ...

The CDC’s latest virus tracker data shows that respiratory illness activity has climbed to some of the highest levels seen ...

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 ...

A new Covid-19 variant fueling a global rise in cases has been detected in Washington, but health officials aren’t too concerned. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the ...

Last week, the World Health Organization designated NB.1.8.1, a new strain of COVID-19 that’s been rising in frequency lately, as a “variant under monitoring.” Now, Washington state has its first case ...

SEATTLE — The Washington Department of Health (DOH) said Monday it has detected a new COVID-19 variant in the state. According to the DOH, health officials found 14 sequenced detections of NB.1.8.1 in ...

OLYMPIA, Wash — The state of Washington announced its vaccine recommendations for the 2025-26 respiratory virus season, emphasizing the importance of vaccines for COVID-19, influenza (flu), and ...

The flu season has arrived in the Tri-Cities, with cases now exceeding the peak of last year’s season, as measured by the ...

UW Medicine researchers conducted the survey as it became clear that long COVID was a consequence of more serious infection and that there was little information about long COVID in Latino communities ...