COVID-19 weekly email alert for Nov. 4, 2021

King County, Washington sent this bulletin at 11/04/2021 08:12 PM PDT

COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 authorized: What to expect in the first week

Independent panels of vaccine experts found the vaccine to be highly effective at preventing COVID-19 and no serious safety concerns were identified. As a result, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for this age group last week.

At this time, King County sites DO NOT yet have appointments available for children 5-11. The CDC began shipping pediatric vaccines this week and some providers may not receive shipments until next week. As appointments become available, we will share updates on kingcounty.gov/vaccine.

See related updated resources from our website as follows:

Kids and the COVID-19 vaccine: We answer questions from children and families in our community

Families want to know more about the vaccine for children, and of course, kids have their own questions. We sat down with Dr. Mark Del Beccaro, a pediatrician and Public Health's Strategic Lead for COVID-19 vaccination, to help answer some of the questions from local kids and families.

Ask Miss Rona: COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

Ask Miss Rona is a Q&A series started on Public Health's Instagram to respond to community questions related to different topic areas of COVID-19. Questions come in from the public and are answered by subject matter experts at Public Health. Check out our Instagram at @kcpubhealth for more of our Miss Rona content.

9 great reasons to get your flu shot

It's that time of year again: as fall rolls around and holiday gatherings approach, so does flu season. Here are nine things to know about the flu shot and why it's so important to get your shot this season.

Media briefing with Dr. Jeff Duchin

In case you missed the live session this morning, here is a recording the press briefing with Dr. Jeff Duchin as he shares updates on pediatric vaccine and COVID-19 trends.

New COVID vaccine clinic now available in West Seattle

6400 Sylvan Way SW Seattle, WA 98126

Appointment only. Open Fridays from 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Make an appointment: https://seattle.signetic.com

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to get the COVID-19 vaccine, contact the City of Seattle Customer Service Bureau at 206-684-2489 (say your preferred language for interpretation).

Kirkland Health Fair & Community Vaccination Event at Juanita High School – Sat. Nov 6

Free COVID-19 vaccinations will be available for all three vaccine options. There will also be free dental and basic health screenings and open enrollment specialists will be on site to talk about insurance options and more.

  • Level of community transmission: High (greater than 100 cases per 100,000 residents in past 7 days)
    • 113.7 cases per 100,000 residents over the last 7 days

  • 166,419 total positive cases in King County
    • 522 new cases since November 3, 2021 (-9% decrease)

  • 8,523 total hospitalizations
    • 14 daily average new hospitalizations (13% increase over last 7 days)
    • 95 hospitalizations over the last 7 days
    • 4.2 hospitalizations per 100,000 residents over the last 7 days
    • 3.7% of cases hospitalized over the last 7 days

  • 2,033 overall deaths
    • 52 new deaths over the last 14 days (18% decrease from the prior 14 days)
    • 89.9 overall deaths per 100,000 residents
    • 2.3 deaths per 100,000 residents over the last 14 days
    • 1.2% overall cases died
    • 0.9% cases died over the last 14 days

  • PCR test results and test positivity have not been updated since August 30, 2021 because of delays in reporting negative test results.

All other COVID-19 dashboards are posted at www.kingcounty.gov/covid/data

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