Governor Little can save many Idahoans from a tragic fate by joining Governor Inslee and President Biden in issuing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Category: Healthcare
COVID-19 Update: President Biden unveils new plan to get more Americans vaccinated
Read about the more aggressive steps the federal government will be taking to get tens of millions of Americans vaccinated between now and mid-October 2021, and what Pacific Northwest states are currently doing to combat the virus.
COVID-19 Update: Vaccine mandates ramp up as nation feels the strain from delta variant
Mask mandates are also coming back as officials in the Pacific Northwest grapple with the more infectious delta variant, which now accounts for most new COVID-19 cases.
Governor Inslee reimposes statewide mask mandate, adds vaccine mandate for educators
The State of Washington is taking two important steps to stop a resurgence of COVID-19 from continuing into the autumn and resulting in needless suffering and death.
COVID-19 Update: Governments at every level begin rolling out vaccine mandates
Getting all of us protected against an incredibly infectious disease that ruthlessly maims and kills is arguably the most pro-life move ever. So let’s get it on.
Followers of Trump resist vaccination as delta variant unleashes fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic — with deadly ramifications
For half a year, Joe Biden’s predecessor has had an opportunity to bring on board his followers. He could do a service to his country, but instead he serves only himself, as usual. The ramifications are deadly.
Right wing media figures and Republican elected officials could save lives and prevent illness by championing COVID vaccines
There’s an opportunity right now to save a lot of lives from being unjustly taken by a deadly virus. A really big opportunity.
If you’re a minor in the Pacific Northwest, you may be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if your parents say they won’t allow it
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho allow many minors to make their own decisions about getting vaccinated.
United States Supreme Court upholds the Patient Protection Act for the *third* time
Republicans have spent the last few years packing the Supreme Court full of extremely right wing justices and they still haven’t been able to knock down the Patient Protection Act with a legal challenge.
Washington’s COVID-19 vaccination progress correlated by NPI’s May 2021 statewide poll
In our May 2021 likely Evergreen State 2022 voters, conducted from May 25th-26th for us by Public Policy Polling, 63% of respondents said that they had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 37% had not.
The Biden-Harris administration’s American Rescue Plan is popular with Washingtonians
60% of nine hundred and ninety two likely 2022 Washington State voters surveyed late last month by Public Policy Polling said they supported the American Rescue Plan, while 32% were opposed and 8% were not sure.
COVID-19 Update: Pacific Northwest mounts valiant effort to avoid wintertime virus spike
From the ashes of the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak, attempts at righting the situation are in progress. (Sadly, so are attempts to make things even worse.)
Republican plot to dissolve joint Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department collapses
At the last minute, erratic Republican Councilmember Pam Roach thwarted a scheme by Executive Bruce Dammeier’s operation to displace TPCHD with a standalone public health department.
BC’s NDP government authorizes COVID-19 relief as province begins a dark, dreary winter
Premier John Horgan’s government has put together a COVID-19 Recovery Benefit program, in which an estimated 3.7 million B.C. residents will get grants up to $1,000 (Canadian) per family and $500 for individuals.