Police Blotter, September 11 - 16, 2021

Anacortes Police 8 minutes read
A police officer narrowly missed a head-on crash with a wrong-way driver on highway 20 this week.

Washington Farmland Trust & Viva Farms to host a virtual benefit concert for local farms

Art Shotwell 3 minutes read
Washington Farmland Trust and Viva Farms will come together for the second year in a row to host Love the Land, a virtual benefit concert for local farms featuring The Decemberists as the headlining act.

Skagit County not connected to recent door-to-door “Elections Integrity Audit”

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
County government, including the Skagit County Auditor, say they are not involved with this GOP project. Skagit County Elections staff will never come to your home. 

FDA panel recommends limiting Pfizer booster shots to Americans 65 and older, and those at high risk of severe COVID-19

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
Although the vote is not binding, it is likely that it will form the basis of a formal FDA recommendation.

Scientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to Covid

10 minutes read
Doctors are trying to figure out why some kids become much sicker than others and, in rare cases, don’t survive.

Forceful vaccine messages backfire with holdouts – how can it be done better?

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
With the FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the continued surge of the delta variant, governments across the world have renewed their push to increase the number of vaccinated individuals by persuading the holdouts.