A sign indicating where to wait at a West Seattle vaccine clinic. (MyNorthwest photo)
Despite the state fully reopening this week for the first time since the pandemic started, state health officials warn that we haven’t seen the end of our COVID troubles.
With vaccinations plateauing and new variants spreading, state leaders say that it would be premature to look at the pandemic as over as we celebrate reopening.
As State Epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist explained, even with 69% of people vaccinated — just one percentage point below the state’s goal of 70% — we can’t say Washington has herd immunity. That’s because
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