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In Super-Vaxxed Vermont, Covid Strikes — But Packs Far Less Punch

Art Shotwell Jan. 29 2022 6 minutes read
With its highest-in-the-nation vaccination rates, Vermont offers a glimpse of what’s possible as the U.S. learns to live with coronavirus.

Police Blotter, January 14 - 20, 2022

Anacortes Police Jan. 25 2022 8 minutes read
The driver of a stolen truck located at an Anacortes motel was arrested in Burlington after police here ended a short chase due to public safety concerns.

Schools to lift restrictions

Art Shotwell Jan. 24 2022 1 minute read
The Anacortes School District will lift its limits on spectators at indoor events beginning Wednesday, Jan. 26, based on recommendations from the Skagit County Health Department. 

Why most NFL head coaches are white – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity

Art Shotwell Jan. 24 2022 6 minutes read
In a league in which most of the players are Black, most of the NFL head coaches are white.

Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests

Art Shotwell Jan. 24 2022 5 minutes read
The laws governing Medicare don’t provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, which is precisely what the rapid antigen tests are and why they are an important tool for containing the pandemic.

5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests

Art Shotwell Jan. 19 2022 5 minutes read
Telling insurance companies to pay for rapid covid-19 tests is just the latest covid-related cost the federal government expects them to bear. But who really ends up paying for it?

CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally

Art Shotwell Jan. 19 2022 6 minutes read
The world now has a new COVID-19 vaccine in its arsenal, and at a fraction of the cost per dose.

Dramatic increase in COVID cases in local hospitals

Art Shotwell Jan. 14 2022 3 minutes read
Skagit County hospitals have seen a dramatic increase in the number of individuals admitted for inpatient care due to COVID-19 over the past week.

What Patients Can Learn With Confidence From One Negative Rapid Test (Hint: Very Little)

Art Shotwell Jan. 14 2022 8 minutes read
While home antigen testing remains a useful — and underutilized — tool to curb the pandemic, experts say, it is often misused and may provide false confidence.

Inflation inequality: Poorest Americans are hit hardest by soaring prices on necessities

Art Shotwell Jan. 14 2022 3 minutes read
The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from meat and potatoes to housing and gasoline.

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