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Born resilient

Born resilient

Heal, bend, hope
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Coming of age in a pandemic

Coming of age in a pandemic

Reaching adulthood during the COVID-19 pandemic brings more than just the usual “adulting” challenges.
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Keep your social circle small. Very small.

Keep your social circle small. Very small.

Limiting how many people we see in person — even when we all feel completely normal — reduces our chances of getting COVID-19.
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Cover your face!

Cover your face!

More than 50,000 people in Washington have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Between 30-50% of them caught it from someone who had no symptoms.
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Six feet apart

Six feet apart

The number of people getting COVID-19 every day in Washington is higher now than it has ever been.
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We did it before; we can do it again

We did it before; we can do it again

Remember how we flattened the curve?
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Bad news/Good news

Bad news/Good news

Yakima provides a glimmer of hope
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Back to School

Back to School

COVID-19 transmissions are increasing all over the state. We must stop this increase by the end of August in order to safely reopen…
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Friends don’t let friends spread COVID-19

Friends don’t let friends spread COVID-19

COVID-19 in Washington is now spreading faster than before among younger people and people of color.
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Party like it’s 2020

Party like it’s 2020

Just because gatherings are allowed doesn’t mean they are safe for you. Remember these things when getting together in the time of…
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Just because you can doesn’t mean you need to

Just because you can doesn’t mean you need to

There’s still work to do
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Free masks!

Free masks!

State supplies masks to eligible residents
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Top Ten Reasons to Wear a Mask

Top Ten Reasons to Wear a Mask

So the kids can go back to school. Best way to keep kids safe at school is to make sure the level of COVID-19 in your community is very…
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Cloth Face Coverings: Frequently Asked Questions

Cloth Face Coverings: Frequently Asked Questions

Yesterday the Secretary of Health announced a public health order requiring us to wear face coverings in public.
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Myths and Facts about Cloth Face Coverings

Myths and Facts about Cloth Face Coverings

The Secretary of Health announced a public health order requiring us to wear face coverings in public. Starts Friday.
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The Science of Masks

The Science of Masks

Today, the Secretary of Health announced a statewide public health order requiring us to wear masks in public.
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Going back to work

Going back to work

As we reopen more businesses throughout the state, more of us are going back to work. As we do, you may have some questions.
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Why I do equity work

Why I do equity work

This is the weekend of Juneteenth, but is also the anniversary of the killing of my Uncle William Banner, Jr. by a deputy sheriff.
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First Father’s Day

First Father’s Day

If there’s anything more nerve-wracking than bringing home a brand new baby, it’s bringing home a brand new baby in the middle of a…
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Summer fun

Summer fun

It’s summer and it’s time to go outside! A few keys to COVID-free summer fun.
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Viruses don’t discriminate, but we do

Viruses don’t discriminate, but we do

Why does COVID-19 seem to be disproportionately avoiding white people? In a word, privilege.
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Juneteenth 2020: The odyssey continues

Juneteenth 2020: The odyssey continues

As the world attempts to combat an indiscriminate virus, America addresses an outcry for equity and justice that can no longer be silenced.
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Wildfire season and COVID-19

Wildfire season and COVID-19

Summer brings wildfire, and smoke. If you already have a lung condition like asthma or COVID-19, breathing wildfire smoke can make it…
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Everyone has a story

Everyone has a story

COVID-19 is not Berdelle Christiansen’s first pandemic. When she was five years old, she and her family caught the 1918 flu.
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Long-term care facilities

Long-term care facilities

People living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are often those at highest risk of getting very sick from COVID-19.
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