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Outside the COVID-19 city of Seattle testing site in SODO on Nov. 24, 2020.

Only 55 percent of Washington voters say they want to be vaccinated, poll says

Outside the COVID-19 city of Seattle testing site in SODO on Nov. 24, 2020.

January 11, 2021, 6:07am Health Free

Just over half of Washingtonians intend to get vaccinated when a coronavirus vaccine is available to them, according to a new statewide poll. That would mean enough people are uncertain about the vaccines to put state and federal health goals in jeopardy. Read story

A health-care worker sanitises her hands before conducting COVID-19 tests at a Dis-Chem drive-through testing station at the V&amp;A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. South Africa with 60 million people has reported by far the most cases of the coronavirus in Africa, with more than 1.1 million confirmed infections.

Africa exceeds 3 million COVID-19 cases, 30% in South Africa

A health-care worker sanitises her hands before conducting COVID-19 tests at a Dis-Chem drive-through testing station at the V&amp;A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. South Africa with 60 million people has reported by far the most cases of the coronavirus in Africa, with more than 1.1 million confirmed infections.

January 10, 2021, 1:38pm Nation & World

Africa passed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases COVID-19 on Sunday, including more than 72,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story

University of Scranton nursing student Glen Johnson administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a medical professional during a clinic at the Throop Civic Center in Throop, Pa. on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. The Lackawanna County Medical Society had about 400 doses of the Moderna vaccine on hand to administer to people in Pennsylvania&#039;s Phase 1A group of the vaccine rollout plan, which is limited to healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents.

Vaccine rollout confirms public health officials’ warnings

University of Scranton nursing student Glen Johnson administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a medical professional during a clinic at the Throop Civic Center in Throop, Pa. on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. The Lackawanna County Medical Society had about 400 doses of the Moderna vaccine on hand to administer to people in Pennsylvania&#039;s Phase 1A group of the vaccine rollout plan, which is limited to healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents.

January 10, 2021, 1:05pm Health Wire

Public health officials sounded the alarm for months, complaining that they did not have enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines quickly into arms. Now the slower-than-expected start to the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history is proving them right. Read story

Volunteer Libby Bryant helps a food recipient at FISH Westside Food Pantry of Vancouver. The pantry serves about 1,200 families, or 3,500 people every month, Executive Director James Fitzgerald said.

FISH Westside Food Pantry of Vancouver continues its mission despite pandemic

Volunteer Libby Bryant helps a food recipient at FISH Westside Food Pantry of Vancouver. The pantry serves about 1,200 families, or 3,500 people every month, Executive Director James Fitzgerald said.

January 9, 2021, 5:08pm Clark County News

Blanca Vazquez started visiting FISH Westside Food Pantry of Vancouver for food and other household necessities early last year due to the pandemic. Read story

Comedian Brad Pierce, right, looks over the notebook us uses to write jokes as he sits in the kitchen next to his wife, Carmen, and their nephew, Maddox, 1, in West Warwick, R.I., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Pierce was finally doing well with his comedy when the pandemic hit. Now he wonders if he can possibly build up his career again. He has a friend who drives for Amazon and fears having to get a job like that while talking about the good old days when he was an entertainer.

Once again, job losses fall unequally across the US economy

Comedian Brad Pierce, right, looks over the notebook us uses to write jokes as he sits in the kitchen next to his wife, Carmen, and their nephew, Maddox, 1, in West Warwick, R.I., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Pierce was finally doing well with his comedy when the pandemic hit. Now he wonders if he can possibly build up his career again. He has a friend who drives for Amazon and fears having to get a job like that while talking about the good old days when he was an entertainer.

January 9, 2021, 2:32pm Nation & World

Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that flattened the economy last spring. Read story

People cross the Millennium Bridge with St. Paul&#039;s Cathedral in the background in London, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 during England&#039;s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Queen Elizabeth II and husband receive COVID-19 vaccinations

People cross the Millennium Bridge with St. Paul&#039;s Cathedral in the background in London, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 during England&#039;s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.

January 9, 2021, 1:43pm Nation & World

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, have received their COVID-19 vaccinations, royal officials said Saturday. Read story

Customers make their way into a dining tent along the exterior of Beaches Restaurant &amp; Bar on Thursday. Indoor dining has been banned in Washington since November due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Vancouver restaurants consider defying state ban on indoor dining

Customers make their way into a dining tent along the exterior of Beaches Restaurant &amp; Bar on Thursday. Indoor dining has been banned in Washington since November due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

January 9, 2021, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Local restaurant owners are hoping the Legislature might take quick action to hasten the return of indoor dining in Washington after nearly two months of outdoor-only service. Gov. Jay Inslee imposed the current ban in mid-November due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. Read story

Southwest Region hits only two of four metrics in new Healthy Washington reopening plan

January 8, 2021, 9:53pm Clark County Health Free

Every region in state will open new reopening plan in Phase 1 Read story

Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C.

States to receive initial $3 billion infusion for vaccines

Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C.

January 8, 2021, 7:46pm Nation & World

State and local governments are expected to receive their first infusion of federal money to support vaccination efforts against the coronavirus later this month, providing a potential boost to an effort that has gone slower than expected in some states. Read story

Dr. Ralph Yates, chief medical officer for Salem Health Hospital and regional care system, stands Friday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Ore., where hospital personnel are giving COVID-19 vaccinations to health care workers. The National Guard will assist in the coming days.

Oregon National Guard to support COVID-19 vaccinations

Dr. Ralph Yates, chief medical officer for Salem Health Hospital and regional care system, stands Friday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Ore., where hospital personnel are giving COVID-19 vaccinations to health care workers. The National Guard will assist in the coming days.

January 8, 2021, 7:02pm Northwest

Hundreds of people received COVID-19 vaccines Friday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in a mass vaccination that the doctor in charge called “the most meaningful work of my career.” Read story