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A crew of 10 National Guard members is expected to begin operating the Harborview Medical Center COVID-19 testing site this weekend.

National Guard members arrive at Harborview testing site
01/21/2022
Type: YouTube
Ten National Guard members are training to begin staffing Harborview Medical Center's existing COVID-19 testing site this weekend. "Our strategy is to use the National Guard personnel to assume the...
With the White House making at-home COVID-19 tests available to every American home, a UW Medicine lab medicine expert breaks down when to take this type of test.

Get to know rapid tests before they arrive in the mail
01/18/2022
Type: YouTube
The federal government on Tuesday activated a webpage where Americans can order free at-home COVID-19 tests. The program promises to send four rapid antigen tests to any U.S. household starting later...
UW Medicine is responding to the impact of the fast-spreading omicron variant by establishing capacity and staffing strategies to ensure high-quality care to all patients.

Hospitals in contingency staffing mode
01/14/2022
Type: YouTube
UW Medicine on Jan. 14 reached a record high of COVID-19 inpatients, 194, across its hospitals. The highly transmissible omicron variant is putting a significant strain on health systems nationally...
Also spreading is renewed confusion over best masking tactics to combat omicron. Dr. John Lynch, medical director of infection prevention and control at Harborview Medical Center, says enhancing your current masking practices is a great first move.

How to level up against omicron and stay out of hospital
01/13/2022
Type: YouTube
The omicron variant is pummeling Washington state and has also brought an influx of patients to hospitals nationwide. UW Medicine hospitals have reached a record high of 188 COVID patients as of...
According to UW School of Medicine professor Anna Wald, the omicron variant appears to pose an increased chance of infection to people who are boosted, but booster shots still provide vast protection against serious illness or death from the COVID-19 mutation.

Will omicron’s wave usher a new round of boosters?
01/11/2022
Type: YouTube
Data from around the world demonstrate that our COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are up to the test of all known variants of coronavirus, according to an editorial published Jan. 10 by Dr. Anna Wald, a...
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Fit is top priority for masking against COVID-19
01/07/2022
Type: YouTube
The omicron variant's enhanced ability to transmit COVID-19 is a good reason to consider the protection afforded by face masks.  "You are looking for a really good fitting mask. It doesn't have to be...
picture of a woman lighting a cigarette

Smoking resurgence seen with pandemic
01/05/2022
Type: YouTube
Smoking can be a challenging habit to quit. The pandemic hasn’t made it easier. Dr. Elliot Twiggs of UW Medicine Primary Care at Woodinville specializes in smoking cessation. He says the stress of...
On Jan. 5, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that children aged 12-15 should receive a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, five months after their initial series of vaccinations against the virus.

COVID-19 boosters recommended for 12- to 15-year-olds
01/05/2022
Type: YouTube
On Jan. 5, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that children ages 12-15 should receive a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine five months after their initial series...
a clinician talks with a patient at a UW Medicine COVID-19 test site

Omicron leads UW Medicine to prioritize at testing sites

12/30/2021
Type: YouTube
Beginning Jan. 4, 2022, UW Medicine will prioritize COVID-19 nasal swab tests for people with appointments who have symptoms of respiratory illness or who have a known exposure to COVID-19. Testing...
Abstaining from alcohol for just one month has multiple health benefits, a UW Medicine clinician says.

Dry January? A gastroenterologist weighs in.
12/29/2021
Type: YouTube
As New Year’s Day approaches, health-based resolutions are hardly novel. The trend of "Dry January" has gained momentum during the pandemic, with 15% of U.S. adults attempting temporary alcohol...

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