Washington state public health officials are urging people to get vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. They also advised employers to encourage vaccination and to work virtually as much as possible,… Read More
Health officials in King County are anticipating a likely surge of the fast-spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant, said county health officer Dr. Jeffrey Duchin in a media briefing Wednesday. He urged… Read More
Some people don their mask for a walk, while others rip theirs off the minute they order a drink at a bar. Some seem to not wear masks at all,… Read More
WA Notify, the COVID-19 exposure notification tool for Washington state, saved an estimated 40 to 115 lives and prevented between 2,800 and 8,200 cases during four months of use this… Read More
Investors in a biotech startup developing a COVID-19 treatment claim the firm’s leaders cashed out as stock prices surged during a publicity blitz for a drug that has yet to… Read More
Customers are still No. 1 at Amazon, but the tech giant now wants it to be known, officially, that employees are also “critical” to its customer-centric mission. That’s one of… Read More
To say that Dr. Brad Younggren has a unique perspective on COVID-19 would be an understatement — because he actually has multiple perspectives. Dr. Younggren is the chief medical officer… Read More
As coronavirus vaccines are distributed throughout the country, a big question remains: Even though the vaccines reduce symptomatic COVID-19, can vaccinated individuals still transmit the virus? The answer could significantly… Read More
This year’s GeekWire Summit may have looked a little different — a fully virtual experience stretched across three weeks. But one thing certainly remained the same: More than a dozen… Read More
It didn’t take long for a new Seattle innovation studio run by Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) and Fortive to pump out a startup. The two companies today debuted their first… Read More
A number of Seattle-area tech startups received millions of dollars from the federal government to help get through the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Small Business Administration on Monday revealed data… Read More