Police Blotter, August 17 - September 2, 2021

Anacortes Police 8 minutes read
Police intervened with a man who had been driving very slowly on Highway 20 with a missing wheel and a flat tire on another wheel.

The next attack on the Affordable Care Act may cost you free preventive health care

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
One of the most popular benefits offered by the ACA, free preventive care through many employer-based and marketplace insurance plans, is under attack.

V-Safe: How Everyday People Help the CDC Track Covid Vaccine Safety With Their Phones

8 minutes read
Of the 203 million people who have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine, more than 9 million have enrolled in a program to share information about their health since getting the shot.

Island Hospital to Host Community Briefing on COVID-19

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
Island Hospital will host a virtual community briefing next week on the current state of COVID-19 in our region.

At UW Medicine, over 95% of COVID-19 patients share one thing: They’re unvaccinated

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
As an emergency medicine and critical care doctor at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, I’ve lost count of the number of COVID-19 surges since the U.S. pandemic began in Seattle in February 2020.

When human life begins is a question of politics – not biology

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
A Texas law that aims to eliminate almost all abortions in the state is part of a long-standing nationwide movement to restrict the right to abortion. The Texas law went into effect on Sept. 1, 2021, and severely limits the right to have an abortion in that state.