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A Poulsbo mother is sharing her story after a misdiagnosis during her pregnancy had her undergo two treatments with the powerful drug methotrexate. Laura Brown’s baby boy survived.
All City of Seattle employees must prove they are vaccinated for COVID-19 or file for an exemption by midnight on Monday, Oct. 18.
The Seattle Department of Transportation is asking the Seattle Police Department to do emphasis patrols on the lower West Seattle Bridge after more drivers started covering up their license plates.
Bellevue police arrested a man who they say attacked at least four women. They fear he was planning to sexually assault them because of what he said during the attacks.
At Emerald City Gymnastics Academy in Redmond, owner Sandy Flores is already feeling the impact of the King County vaccine mandate. It goes into effect Oct. 25.
Earlier this week the World Health Organization approved a malaria vaccine for use in children. The RTS,S vaccine was in development for more than 30 years. The green light from the WHO is being watched closely by researchers at the UW School of Medicine.
After a fifth wave of COVID-19 brought record hospitalizations, Public Health Seattle and King County says hospitalizations are on their way down.
The vaccine mandate takes effect statewide on Oct. 18. People who are not vaccinated can meet the mandate if they get the Johnson and Johnson single dose vaccine on Monday, Oct. 4.
Merck released the clinical trial results of its COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir. Molnupiravir is the first treatment for COVID that can be taken orally. The five-day treatment was found to reduce hospitalizations by 48%, according to data released by the pharmaceutical company late Thursday.
Zoey Martinez, 20, was found murdered in an alley in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood on September 1. Now her parents are working with Crime Stoppers to offer a $6,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect.
