11/27/2023 0 Comments Inslee press conference today live![]() ![]() Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment. ![]() Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.Office of the Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.Office of International Religious Freedom.Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations.Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation.Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance.Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.Arms Control and International Security.Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority Special Representative for Syria Engagement.Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.Special Presidential Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology.Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy.Vaccination will continue to be required for state employees but through an executive directive issued by the governor last month, not through an emergency order. Some employee vaccination requirements will end but employers may require them if they choose. It may also be required in correctional facilities if that county has a medium or high Covid-19 community level rating. The state Department of Health’s face covering requirement will remain in place for health care and long-term care settings. The governor’s announcement does not mean all Covid-19 related measures will end. ![]() The federal government stopped sending Americans free Covid test kits in September due to lack of funding. Shah also said Washington residents would continue to have access to the state’s Covid test program, WA Notify alerts and its Care-A-Van mobile vaccine clinic. “Governor Inslee’s rescission of these remaining emergency orders marks an important transition for the state of Washington, but that does not mean that COVID-19 is not in our state anymore,” said Washington Secretary of Health Umair Shah, in the release. It is the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. has averaged 342 deaths a day, according to CDC data. The community level rating, which factors in new cases and hospital capacity, is at “low.”Ĭovid-19 remains a deadly virus, over the past week, the U.S. The number of new Covid-19 cases per day in King County is less than 100, down from a peak of more than 2,100 new cases per day in January. ![]() He also expressed gratitude to health care and frontline workers ongoing role in the response to the pandemic Inslee said at a press conference today he had received his own booster shot earlier in the day. Earlier this week, King County Public Health Officer Jeff Duchin urged people to get a new Covid-19 booster and also consider a flu shot. Public health officials continue to recommend vaccines and masks to prevent community spread. “We’ve come a long way the past two years in developing the tools that allow us to adapt and live with COVID-19,” Inslee said in a press release. ![]()
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