Coronavirus

Health officials note increase in skipped second-dose appointments

North Olympic Peninsula public health officials have noticed an increase in people not returning for their second COVID-19 vaccination dose and are urging residents to… Continue reading

Mass clinics wrap up

Counties moving to pop-up vaccination sites

Vaccination clinics set this week

All 16 and older eligible for shot

Pop-up clinics aim to draw down fourth wave

Four more cases reported in Clallam; three more in Jefferson

FILE - In this March 3, 2021, file photo, a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y. With the U.S. pause of the vaccine, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the way European regulators decided to -- with warnings of a “very rare” risk. New guidance is expected late Friday, April 23, after a government advisory panel deliberates a link between the shot and a handful of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

US to resume JJ COVID vaccinations

Advisers decided benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot.

FILE - In this March 3, 2021, file photo, a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y. With the U.S. pause of the vaccine, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the way European regulators decided to -- with warnings of a “very rare” risk. New guidance is expected late Friday, April 23, after a government advisory panel deliberates a link between the shot and a handful of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

OMC at ‘high census’ because of hospitalizations elsewhere

Inability to transfer patients could affect facility in future

Pop-up clinics aim to make vaccination convenient

Eight new cases in Clallam on Wednesday, none in Jefferson

Kate Dean, left, and Colleen McAleer.

Federal pandemic relief is on the way

$600 million for Clallam, Jefferson counties

Kate Dean, left, and Colleen McAleer.

Port Townsend City Council OKs Fort Worden Public Development Authority pact changes

Mission, operations remain same

Last large-scale first-dose clinics set for this weekend

Peninsula officials focus on pop-up sites

Half of adults on Peninsula have had shots

Health officer concerned about test positivity

Virus cases rising on Olympic Peninsula

Increase follows statewide trend

J & J shots exceeded 600 on Peninsula

COVID spikes in Clallam

Health officers concerned about vaccination hesitancy

Aim is to reach herd immunity

Everyone 16 and older now eligible for COVID vaccine

State confirms more ‘breakthrough’ cases

J&J vaccine on pause

Alternative dates, vaccine offered on Peninsula

Three counties face tighter coronavirus restrictions

The Associated Press Three counties will move back to more strict coronavirus restrictions at the end of the week because of rising cases and hospitalizations,… Continue reading

Clallam County returns to high-risk category; Jefferson County up to moderate

Ninth death on North Olympic Peninsula confirmed

Business groups ask governor not to roll some counties to Phase 2

Nearly 70 state business organizations are urging Gov. Jay Inslee to delay for three weeks any… Continue reading

Travel could cause COVID surge

Health officers encourage 7-day quarantine