Skagit Public Health Providing COVID Vaccine at Pop-up Locations this Summer

Art Shotwell 3 minutes read
The final day to drive-up or make an appointment for a first-dose COVID vaccine at the Skagit County Fairgrounds will be Saturday, June 5.
 

As Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength, May Need Rehabilitative Services

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Ronald Lindquist, 87, has been active all his life. So, he wasn’t prepared for what happened when he stopped going out during the coronavirus pandemic and spent most of his time, inactive, at home.

Skagit County Fair Back in Action this Summer

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
Plans are well underway to welcome everyone back to Come, Sit, Stay & Play for a Howlin’ Good Time at the Skagit County Fair, August 11-14. After a very challenging past 14 months, the Fair is looking forward to welcoming the community back this summer.

To the Bat Cave: In Search of Covid’s Origins, Scientists Reignite Polarizing Debate on Wuhan ‘Lab Leak’

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Once dismissed as a conspiracy theory, the idea that the covid virus escaped from a Chinese lab is gaining high-profile attention. As it does, reputations of renowned scientists are at risk — and so is their personal safety.

World's worst pandemic leaders: 5 presidents and prime ministers who badly mishandled COVID-19

Art Shotwell 8 minutes read
COVID-19 is notoriously hard to control, and political leaders are only part of the calculus when it comes to pandemic management. But some current and former world leaders have made little effort to combat outbreaks in their country, whether by downplaying the pandemic’s severity, disregarding science or ignoring critical health interventions like social distancing and masks. All of the men on this list committed at least one of those mistakes, and some committed all of them – with deadly consequences.<

Should my child get the COVID-19 vaccine? 7 questions answered by a pediatric infectious disease expert

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
Though researchers are still learning how well the vaccine can help prevent spread, vaccination is still an important way to limit infecting people who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, like younger children.