In honor of National Blood Donor Month, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) wants you to consider making a blood donation. Washington State is currently experiencing a critical need for blood. But the shortage extends to the nation at large: The American Red Cross announced last year that we are experiencing a “blood crisis,” … More Want to Make a Difference? Donate Blood
Yesterday’s (Feb. 26) COVID-19 vaccine update from the Washington State Department of Health (WSDOH) announced the federal allocation of vaccines for the next three weeks: Week of February 28: 279,800 doses (156,640 first, 123,160 second) Week of March 7: 285,200 doses (156,640 first, 128,560 second) Week of March 14: 313,280 doses (156,640 first, 156,640 second) Despite the … More The Vaccines Are Coming
A powerful winter storm could delay this weekend’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Seattle and Bremerton areas effective from 10 p.m. Friday evening until 4 p.m. Saturday. The warning is for heavy snow with accumulations of between 3 and 7 inches as well as wind … More Winter Storm May Affect Bainbridge Vaccine Clinics
More than 5,000 people have tested positive in Kitsap for the coronavirus. The total on Bainbridge is 244. Although those numbers may seem high, we are seeing a drop in the number of weekly new Kitsap cases, down from a high of 397 cases the week ending January 9 to 144 the last week of … More Kitsap Sees Decline in COVID-19 Cases but Is Still at Unsafe Level
In light of a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines on Bainbridge to serve the quantity of eligible citizens, Bainbridge Prepares, the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI), the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD), Bainbridge Island Community Pharmacy (BICP), and the Kitsap Public Health District (KPHD) are submitting a formal request to the Washington State Department of Health … More BP and Partners Request Bump in Vaccines from State
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