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COVID-19

Mayor: Vaccine no longer required for city employees

Decision reverses 2021 COVID-19 order in Bellingham

Feb. 14, 2023 1:44 p.m.

Mayor lifts Bellingham’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Order takes effect 11:59 p.m. Monday

Feb. 13, 2023 8:36 p.m.

Tempers flare at Whatcom Health Board meeting

Council members spar over appointing vaccine skeptics to board

Feb. 1, 2023 5:18 p.m.

Study: Juneau’s COVID-19 response a role model for success

Passengers arriving to airport were temperature checked

Jan. 12, 2023 4:50 a.m.

Whatcom Health Department recommends wearing masks indoors

Flu, RSV, COVID-19 all prevalent this fall

Dec. 9, 2022 12:00 p.m.

Hazard pay for grocery workers ended Monday

COVID-19 emergency proclamation also ended Oct. 31

Updated Nov. 1, 2022 9:27 p.m.

PeaceHealth relaxes visitation policy

Change follows week-plus of 'moderate' transmission risk

Oct. 26, 2022 2:56 p.m.

Point Roberts hopes for workers, visitors after border restrictions lifted

Current labor shortage dampened busy summer

Oct. 5, 2022 5:55 a.m.

Canada won’t require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate

Border COVID restrictions dropping Oct. 1

Sept. 26, 2022 1:50 p.m.

‘No decisions made’ on expiring border vaccine requirement

For now, proof of vaccines is still required to enter Canada

Sept. 21, 2022 3:00 p.m.

Washington to receive 191,100 omicron-specific booster shots

Vaccine will act as a booster-only option, available after Labor Day

Sept. 5, 2022 3:07 p.m.

Pop-up vaccine clinics coming soon; testing hours reduced

Vaccinations now available for most children under 5

Aug. 2, 2022 4:19 p.m.