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UW Medicine nurse prepares COVID-19 vaccine for patient in Federal Way, Washington.

COVID-19 mobile vaccine clinic visits Federal Way
04/06/2021
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This week UW Medicine nurses and staff from Harborview Medical Center brought a pop-up clinic to the Pacific Islander Community Center in Federal Way, Washington, about 25 miles south of Seattle. The...

Allen Foundation boosts effort to address vaccine equity
04/06/2021
As Washington expands its COVID-19 vaccination rollout, many communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic are experiencing substantial barriers accessing the vaccine. To address this...
picture of Gov. Jay Inslee talking with Pavitra Roychoudhury

Inslee visits UW Medicine Virology Lab
04/19/2021
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On April 16, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee toured the UW Medicine Virology Lab, meeting with a small group of scientists whose leadership was crucial to local and national responses to COVID-19's...

Seattle vaccination hubs offer COVID-19 testing long-term
05/24/2021
Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced that the City of Seattle and UW Medicine have partnered to create long-term COVID-19 testing availability in the months to come at the City’s Rainier...

How UW Medicine responded to the pandemic
07/01/2020
At the end of 2019, Chinese health officials confirmed they were treating dozens of pneumonia cases with an unknown cause. It was a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. UW Medicine researchers and clinicians...

In Memoriam: Nobel Laureate Edmond Fischer

08/31/2021
Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Edmond H. Fischer, a longtime faculty member in biochemistry at the University of Washington School of Medicine, died peacefully in Seattle Aug. 27, 2021. He was 101. Fischer...
Effective Dec. 6, UW Medical Center’s two campuses are changing the policy regarding patient visitors.

New UW Medical Center visitor policy starts Dec. 6
12/03/2021
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Effective Monday, Dec. 6, UW Medical Center is requiring all inpatient visitors over age 12 and individuals over age 18 who are accompanying an adult outpatient to show proof of being fully...
The potential for more COVID-19 variants to emerge and presence of other seasonal viruses make this winter an unpredictable and cautious stretch of the pandemic, according to Dr. John Lynch.

Providers brace for variant unknowns, seasonal risks
12/02/2021
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As winter nears, and with the emergence of the new variant of concern omicron, healthcare providers are preparing for the novel coronavirus’ next moves. UW Medicine’s Dr. John Lynch, Harborview...
A UW Medicine study underway to understand the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 is inviting anyone in Washington state up to the age of 85 to submit a survey about their exposure during the pandemic.

Study tracing COVID-19’s spread seeks new participants
10/14/2021
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A UW Medicine study to understand the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is inviting Washington state residents up to age 85 to submit a survey about their exposure during the pandemic. The WAshington...
Mask mandates and social distancing restrictions are being dropped in parts of Washington state and across much of the United States.

Take reopening at your own pace
06/28/2021
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Fifteen months after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns quieted our offices, cleared our streets and shuttered our social lives, the reopening movement is hitting full speed. But just...

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