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Pat Brown waits outside the Don Bosco Senior Center in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Brown knows she needs the vaccine because her asthma and diabetes put her at higher risk of serious COVID-19 complications. But Wall hasn&#039;t attempted to schedule an appointment and didn&#039;t even know if they were being offered in her area yet; she says she is too overwhelmed.

‘Falling through cracks’: Vaccine bypasses some older adults

Pat Brown waits outside the Don Bosco Senior Center in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Brown knows she needs the vaccine because her asthma and diabetes put her at higher risk of serious COVID-19 complications. But Wall hasn&#039;t attempted to schedule an appointment and didn&#039;t even know if they were being offered in her area yet; she says she is too overwhelmed.

March 4, 2021, 10:36am Latest News

Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. She assumed her caseworker would contact her about getting one, especially after she spent nearly two days stuck in an electric recliner during a recent… Read story

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Clark County reports 31 new COVID-19 cases as activity continues to ebb

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March 3, 2021, 2:17pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County reported 31 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as disease activity continues to ebb. No new deaths from the disease have been reported since Friday. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks about efforts to combat COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington.

Biden stands by May timeline for vaccines for all U.S. adults

President Joe Biden speaks about efforts to combat COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington.

March 3, 2021, 9:55am Health

President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months earlier than anticipated — and he pushed states to get at least one shot into the arms of teachers by the end of March to… Read story

Evergreen High School teachers Anna Capacci, left, and Sophia Lee welcome a member of the freshmen class during an orientation day for incoming ninth-graders on Tuesday.

Evergreen Public Schools freshmen attend orientation as hybrid learning to begin

Evergreen High School teachers Anna Capacci, left, and Sophia Lee welcome a member of the freshmen class during an orientation day for incoming ninth-graders on Tuesday.

March 2, 2021, 7:58pm Clark County Health

Once Joel Martinez scanned the Evergreen High School cafeteria Tuesday morning, he came to a quick conclusion. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 level falls to lowest measure since mid-October

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March 2, 2021, 3:02pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County's COVID-19 activity continues to decline as new data from Clark County Public Health shows the lowest infection rate since mid-October. Read story

Tram Nguyen, an intern with Safeway, foreground, prepares doses of COVID-19 vaccine for visitors in line such as Peggy and Bob Swenson of Camas, background, at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning, January 26, 2021.

Clark County opening second large-scale vaccination site

Tram Nguyen, an intern with Safeway, foreground, prepares doses of COVID-19 vaccine for visitors in line such as Peggy and Bob Swenson of Camas, background, at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning, January 26, 2021.

March 2, 2021, 2:23pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County will open its second large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site on Friday, about six weeks after the state opened the county's first mass vaccination site at the Clark County Event Center at The Fairgrounds near Ridgefield. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks about efforts to combat COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington.

Biden vows enough vaccine for all U.S. adults by end of May

President Joe Biden speaks about efforts to combat COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington.

March 2, 2021, 2:15pm Health

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot. Read story

To prevent the spread of Covid-19, a sign directs travelers to wear masks at Love Field Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Dallas.

Texas becomes biggest U.S. state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

To prevent the spread of Covid-19, a sign directs travelers to wear masks at Love Field Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Dallas.

March 2, 2021, 12:29pm Business

Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 Texans. Read story

Official: Merck to help produce rival J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine

March 2, 2021, 10:13am Business

Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly, a Biden administration official confirmed Tuesday. Read story

Kristin May, left, an EMT with the Seattle Fire Dept., gives the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Nu Xiao Jiang, right, Monday, March 1, 2021, at a City of Seattle community COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Monday that the city's COVID-19 vaccination efforts would be expanding in the coming weeks as more doses become available, including the use of the events center at Lumen Field — the home of the NFL football Seattle Seahawks and the MLS soccer Seattle Sounders — as a mass vaccination site with the capacity to deliver thousands of doses every day. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington state to surpass 5K coronavirus deaths

Kristin May, left, an EMT with the Seattle Fire Dept., gives the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Nu Xiao Jiang, right, Monday, March 1, 2021, at a City of Seattle community COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Monday that the city's COVID-19 vaccination efforts would be expanding in the coming weeks as more doses become available, including the use of the events center at Lumen Field — the home of the NFL football Seattle Seahawks and the MLS soccer Seattle Sounders — as a mass vaccination site with the capacity to deliver thousands of doses every day. (AP Photo/Ted S.

March 1, 2021, 2:06pm Latest News

Washington state is expected this week to surpass 5,000 deaths from the coronavirus this week, almost exactly a year after the first known virus death was recorded in the U.S. Read story