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COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 2 p.m. Feb. 26
View the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard for the latest data and additional details about this report.
Health District update: The Kitsap Public Health Board meets virtually Tuesday, Mar. 2, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. See the meeting agenda to provide comment. In addition to Zoom, the meeting is broadcast live on Comcast channel 12, WAVE Broadband channel 3, the BKAT website, and the Kitsap Public Health District page on Facebook.
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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Kitsap Public Health opening registration for first-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments next week
Kitsap Public Health will provide about 2,300 first doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next week at its clinic in the former St. Michael (Harrison) hospital in Bremerton. Appointments are required.
- Registration for appointments for next week will open on MONDAY, MARCH 1, at kcowa.us/vaccine.
- Appointments will be available for Tuesday-Thursday (March 2-4).
- To give patients more opportunities to book an appointment, appointments slots will be released in batches at three times on Monday:
Appointments are expected to fill very quickly. Demand for vaccination remains very high. Kitsap Public Health will continue to request first doses of COVID-19 vaccine and will announce additional appointments as vaccine supplies allow.
Other healthcare providers in our community may have appointments available. View a list of Kitsap vaccine providers.
Please sign up to receive notifications by email or text and check kcowa.us/vaccine for updates.
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Department of Health launches paper Phase Finder tool and increases language access
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently expanded access to its Phase Finder tool that helps people find out when they will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The online Phase Finder tool is now available in 10 languages, and an additional 20 languages will be available this week. The full list of tools can be found here.
DOH also created a PDF version of the Phase Finder that can be printed and shared with those who don't have internet access. This helps navigate eligibility questions and identify if they can get the vaccine now. As future phases open up, the tool will be updated.
Individuals, organizations and vaccine clinics are encouraged to print copies of the tool and make them available to those who need a paper version. It will also be translated into multiple languages and should be available soon.
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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.
Washington is currently averaging 25,346 vaccine doses given each day. A new record was set on Feb. 11, with 44,872 doses administered, which is extremely close to the state goal of vaccinating 45,000 people per day. This information can be found on the DOH data dashboard under the vaccines tab, which is updated three times per week.
Although allocations are trending in the right direction, there is still not enough vaccine to meet demand. This week Washington state providers requested 436,720 doses and received 263,570 doses from the federal government.
Several factors determine allocation, including available vaccine from the federal government, county level pro-rata data, equity, site-specific information, distribution channels, compliance with 95% requirement, and partner input. Due to second dose reallocations, some counties experienced a gap in recent weeks that DOH is working to resolve. See the full news release for more details.
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