On Wednesday, the Washington State Board of Health said students will not be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend school. It's a decision many parents waited months for.
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Board of Health decided unanimously to not add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccines for students…
Kids younger than five now have to wait a few more months before getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA postponed the meeting to discuss the shot for young kids, disappointing many parents.
SPOKANE, Wash.-- A Washington immunology and virology expert says we should know by end of February if a second booster shot will be needed to fight the spread of…
Right now, both Pfizer and Moderna vaccine boosters are only approved for certain groups of people.
OLYMPIA, Wash - Washington has given more than 10 million COVID-19 vaccines.
Even though they're back to in-person learning this year, some students are still missing class because of quarantine policies.
It's a day many parents have been waiting months for. Kids ages 5 to 11-years-old can now get the COVID-19 vaccine. That means all school-age children can get vaccinated.
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Joe Trull was disappointed that Nick Rolovich did not get a chance to coach a full season at Washington State. Standing outside Martin Stadium before the Cougars’ game against BYU, Trull, 55, of Port Orchard, Washington,…
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- If you're looking to get a COVID vaccine, Spokane Regional Health District will be hosting a vaccine clinic on Sunday. The clinic will be there as part of Nina’s Mexican Supplies and More anniversary celebration fiesta.…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- It's been almost two months since students went back to in-person learning. However, more than 700 Spokane students decided to stay home and online instead. Most students would rather…
The Washington State Department of Health announced Friday it was expanding its use of COVID-19 booster doses for those who are eligible.
Washington State University fired its head coach of the vaccine mandate. Former head coach Nick Rolovich plans to sue, his attorney claims that he was fired from his job for "being devout in his Catholic faith."
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Washington state troopers who didn't want the vaccine and are out of a job may find an opening at the…
Healthcare providers in Spokane are making preparations for when the vaccine gets approved.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The city of Hailey is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by an anti-mask group, arguing the group’s members can’t show they’ve actually been harmed by a local mask mandate. The city…
A majority of school staff are vaccinated and are keeping their jobs. Unvaccinated staff will have to follow some new protocols to keep their jobs. Now that the deadline passed, there are still some concerns.
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Gov. Jay Inslee's vaccine mandate deadline for state workers is on Monday and some people could lose their jobs. The deadline for state employees to be fully vaccinated is Monday, Oct. 18, according to the mandate. Employees…
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- With employees either vaccinated or accommodated for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions, Central Valley School District has not lost any of its staff from the mandate. The deadline for Gov. Jay Inslee's vaccine mandate for state workers to…
The crowds downtown were marching to protest Gov. Jay Inslee's vaccine mandate
SPS said out of the approximately 5,200 employees it has, 90 percent are fully vaccinated. When it comes to exemptions, 1.3 percent asked for a medical exemption and 8 percent asked for a religious exemption.
Back in September, the district originally said it could not accommodate the firefighter.
They are offering them to people 18 and older. However, you have to wait six months after getting Pfizer's second dose to get the booster.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee called the spike in state employee vaccination rates one week ahead of the deadline extremely encouraging.
