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COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 2 p.m. Feb. 18
* View the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard for the latest data and additional details about this report.
CHANGE IN DRIVE-THRU TESTING HOURS: The hours at the drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Bremerton this Saturday are reduced to 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. This is a one-time only change, and appointments remain available at this time.
To learn about community-based COVID-19 drive-thru test sites, open six days per week at locations across Kitsap County, and to pre-register, go to kcowa.us/covidtesting.
For the updates and information on COVID-19 vaccination planning, visit Kitsap County Public Health at kcowa.us/vaccine and the Washington State Department of Health at COVIDVaccineWA.org. Sign up for vaccine updates from Kitsap Public Health here.
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Weather delaying vaccine shipments; Kitsap Public Health moving second dose appointments to next week
Severe winter weather across the United States has affected shipments of COVID-19 vaccine this week. The Washington State Department of Health reported today that about 90% of shipments coming to our state this week were behind schedule.
Kitsap Public Health was allocated about 400 second doses of Moderna vaccine for this week. That vaccine shipment has been delayed and not yet arrived. Other vaccine providers in our community may be experiencing similar shipping delays.
Because vaccine did not arrive on time, Kitsap Public Health moved second dose appointments scheduled this Thursday and Friday (Feb. 18-19) to next week. Affected patients were notified and provided instructions for scheduling second-dose appointments for next week. See the news release for more details.
Updated guidance for food establishments and transient accommodations
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) guidance for farmers markets, food pantries, grocery stores, restaurants, and other food establishments has been updated and combined into one document for all Food Workers and Establishments.
For additional requirements in this sector, please also see the governor’s COVID-19 reopening guidance for businesses and workers site for Restaurants, Taverns, Wineries, Breweries and Distilleries; and a new FAQ on Outdoor and Open-Air Structures.
Updated guidance has also been posted by DOH for Transient Accommodations (Hotels, Motels, B&Bs, etc.) to include information outlined in the Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery plan.
COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from the Washington State Department of Health
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration efforts.
As of Feb. 15, more than 1,201,120 doses of vaccine have been given across the state, which is nearly 83% of the 1,453,425 doses that have been delivered to our providers and long-term care programs. See the full update from DOH for more information.
Washington is currently averaging 26,204 vaccine doses given each day. This information can be found on the DOH data dashboard under the vaccines tab, which is updated three times per week.
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