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Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek sent a letter to the Thurston County Educational Community today. Her letter is shown below.
Dear Thurston County Educational …
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1/15/21
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Intercity Transit announced today that it has added service to Routes 62A and 62B to better serve passengers traveling along the Martin Way corridor.
The additional bus service increases trip …
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1/14/21
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Dear Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools,
I am writing to inform you of new data and guidance regarding the safety of in-person learning opportunities in the school setting.
In …
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Fewer new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Washington during the past few weeks but that improvement is not enough to encourage Gov. Jay Inslee to lift restrictions on social gatherings …
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At least two local healthcare organizations are in the process of vaccinating front-line workers this week.
Providence Health and Services has already administered COVID-19 vaccinations to some …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/29/20
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OLYMPIA – On Wednesday, Governor Inslee announced new school metrics and recommendations for public and private K-12 schools. Currently, Thurston County is at a 237.9 rate per 100,000 of newly …
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12/18/20
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Hello Thurston County!
As you’ve seen in local and national news, this past week has brought a lot ofchanges. Some of the most important developments are the COVID-19 vaccine, the contact …
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12/9/20
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Gov. Jay Inslee today announced additional economic supports for workers and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Inslee also announced a three-week extension of the state’s current …
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12/8/20
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OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning efforts.
Timeline: Vaccine Authorizations and …
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12/3/20
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That medical experts have warned of a winter surge of the coronavirus since the early days of the now year-old pandemic doesn’t make the lived reality of it any less sobering. Cases …
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by Hannah Weinberger | Crosscut
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11/27/20
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Ups and downs of reported COVID-19 cases in Thurston County has largely determined whether students would learn in classrooms or remotely, using home internet or WiFi connections to access …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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11/25/20
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Hello Thurston County!
Thanksgiving is a national holiday typically celebrated with friends and family around a dinner table to express gratitude for the blessings of the previous year. As …
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11/20/20
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With waiting times as long as three to four hours lately at the drive-through testing it operates at its Hawks Prairie clinic parking lot, Providence will direct some of its patients to get tested at …
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By Danny Stusser
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11/19/20
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Hello Thurston County! This has been a challenging week for our county as we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as we have seen our cases increase significantly. The question on everyone’s …
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Dimyana Abdelmalek, MD, MPH, Thurston County Health Officer
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10/7/20
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Hello Thurston County! I have selected several questions to answer this week from the ones I have received. Thank you for all the very well thought out and important questions. I look forward to …
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Dimyana Abdelmalek, MD, MPH Health Officer, Thurston County
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9/30/20
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Hello Thurston County!
Earlier today, I released a letter to Thurston County Superintendents and K-12 Educators with my recommendation for K-12 schools in our county to take a slow, careful, …
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Dimyana Abdelmalek, MD, MPH Health Officer, Thurston County
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9/23/20
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Hello Thurston County! This week I have a brief update about schools and then I will answer some more of your questions. I always look forward to reading all of your questions and …
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Dimyana Abdelmalek, MD, MPH,
Health Officer Thurston County
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9/15/20
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Hello Thurston County! I hope you had a great Labor Day weekend. I enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and warm weather.I look forward to reading the questions that come in each week from residents. From …
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Dimyana Abdelmalek, MD, MPH
Health Officer, Thurston County
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9/11/20
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In last week’s letter, I asked the community to submit questions for me to answer. I have selected three questions to answer this week.
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8/26/20
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Hello Thurston County! Yesterday I made the difficult decision to recommend distance learning for both public and private K-12 schools. I made this decision in response to the rise in our case counts over the past month, with more than one hundred people a week becoming infected with COVID-19 over the past two weeks.
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Thurston County Department of Health
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8/3/20
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