|
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) is temporarily moving the large-scale drive through vaccination clinics scheduled for May 12-16 from South Puget Sound Community College …
more
|
|
|
OLYMPIA – Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) is partnering with local organizations to host community COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Saturday for any member of the public …
more
5/7/21
|
|
What would have been unimaginable six weeks ago is actual news this week: An abundance of COVID-19 vaccines are available -- and will expire if not given to people in the next few …
more
By The JOLT Staff
|
5/5/21
|
|
Dear Superintendents and Heads of School,
Thurston County is experiencing higher levels of COVID-19 transmission in our county. This is reflected in the following metrics:
Thurston …
more
5/4/21
|
|
The number of people vaccinated in Thurston County continues to steadily climb.
As of today, Thurston County health officials say, 30.44 percent of county residents have received at least one …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
4/6/21
|
|
|
All Washington adults who want a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get in line on April 15, two weeks before President Joe Biden’s deadline for states to make vaccines available to …
more
By Donna Gordon Blankinship / Crosscut.com
|
3/31/21
|
|
|
Over a quarter of the Thurston County population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, as weekly allocations of vaccinations continue to increase.
Today, Thurston County …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
3/30/21
|
|
|
Sometime this coming week, Thurston County health officials expect to hit a notable milestone in the COVID-19 vaccination effort — giving the 100,000th vaccine.
As of yesterday, 99,212 vaccines …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
3/24/21
|
|
|
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) will host first-dose COVID-19 vaccination clinics at South Puget Sound Community College today, tomorrow and Sunday, March 18, 20 and 21. …
more
3/18/21
|
|
As more people become eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Providence has open appointments Saturday, March 20 for the first-dose Moderna vaccination during a mass vaccination clinic at …
more
3/18/21
|
|
As of today, 19.5 percent of Thurston County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as vaccine allocation to licensed providers in the county continues to …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
3/16/21
|
|
Racism in Thurston County was declared a crisis today, following a unanimous vote from the Board of County Commissioners.
The vote came following many months of heightened activity among activists …
more
|
|
|
For weeks, local health officials said they expected an increase in COVID vaccine supply, and those expectations became reality as Thurston County has seen both an increase in vaccine allocation and …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
3/9/21
|
|
Almost 900 people received their first dose of COVID vaccine Friday at a mass-vaccination event at the Thurston County Fairgrounds, and the next day, 1,100 people received the second dose at an event …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
3/8/21
|
|
|
Hello Thurston County!
It’s so nice to see sunshine and warmer temperatures this week. I have been receiving a lot of questions from the community lately and want to dedicate this letter to …
more
3/2/21
|
|
Access to the COVID-19 vaccine for the elderly, equitable distribution and a call for community partnerships were the themes of the day during a virtual vaccine question-and-answer session yesterday, …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
3/2/21
|
|
|
A total of 4.54 percent of Thurston County residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, said Public Health and Social Services Director Schelli Slaughter yesterday.
In addition, 11.4 …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
2/24/21
|
|
A new COVID-19 testing site opened today in the Capital Mall parking lot, courtesy of Northwest Laboratory, a Bellingham-based medical lab.
Jennifer Bull, CEO of Northwest Pathology, the parent …
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
2/19/21
|
|
|
Hello Thurston County!
I hope you all stayed warm and enjoyed the snow this last week! I want to use this week’s letter to give you an update on the best available guidance for wearing masks …
more
2/18/21
|
|
|
As of Tuesday, 2.55 percent of Thurston County residents have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, said Schelli Slaughter, director of Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
…
more
By Cody Neuenschwander
|
2/16/21
|