The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were administered to hospital staff in Seattle Dec. 15.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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12/30/20
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A Pierce County Council attempt to terminate the 48-year-old agreement governing the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and place it under its own control came to an abrupt end Dec 15.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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12/30/20
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The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department launched a COVID-19 pilot testing program at three school districts in the county in December, including Peninsula, White River and Eatonville.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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12/30/20
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The doctor’s office on the hill above Key Center, where generations of Key Peninsula families have received medical care, is about to have new management.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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12/2/20
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This year has not been easy. A pandemic. Unprecedented partisan divisions. And now a holiday season, already fraught for many, made more complicated by COVID-related restrictions. Not to mention that the Pacific Northwest is deep in the dark days of winter. None of this bodes well for mental health.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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12/2/20
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Get tested if:
-You might have been in contact with a person who has COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Resources
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11/19/20
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Pierce County Crisis Line: 800-576-7764 TTY 711Free service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week that provides immediate help from mental health professionals who will evaluate the …
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11/19/20
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Local Housing and Bill-Paying Assistance, Emergency Housing, Relief Loans, State Resources…
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11/19/20
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11/19/20
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A list of resources and services related to the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Click on the resource name to open
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11/19/20
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Another wave of COVID-19 over the winter could be more severe than those of last spring and summer because it would coincide with other seasonal viruses like the flu, according to a September report from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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10/29/20
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Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit Sept. 2 against the e-cigarette company Juul, asserting that the company’s products and marketing target underage consumers.
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Caleb Galbreath, KP News
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10/29/20
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Dr. Anthony Chen, director of the Tacoma-Pierce County Public Health Department, was in high demand in July as school boards and superintendents, public and private, sought guidance on reopening in …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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10/1/20
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Masks are an annoyance for those who use them, but do they really stop the spread of the virus? If so, which mask is best? Do you need a mask if you always social distance?
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Sui Huang and Richard Gelinas, Special to KP News
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10/1/20
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Carrie Phillips, a licensed naturopathic doctor, saw her first patient at Blue Spark Health in late December on the KP. Soon after her opening, the pandemic hit, with a slowdown in calls and visits, …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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10/1/20
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As the second quarter of 2020 came to a close, scientists and economists surveyed the impact of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, on the health and economy of the United …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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7/30/20
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A June 17 Washington State revenue forecast projected an $8.8 billion drop in tax collections over the next three years. Gov. Jay Inslee canceled pay raises the same day for some state employees and …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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7/30/20
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In an interview with Pierce County Councilman Derek Young (D-7th), Young assured constituents that they wouldn’t have to wait much longer for the burger and beer they’ve been dying for.
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Megan Schowalter, KP News
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6/26/20
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Social distancing and business closures have affected hospitals too, reducing …
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Caleb Galbreath, KP News
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5/29/20
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A Haida Indian term, the spirit of pestilence referred to the tides of smallpox, measles, influenza, and malaria that swept native villages and camps on …
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Lynn Larson
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5/29/20
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