COVID-19 Topics
Recent Updates
- ORDER FREE HOME TESTS STARTING SEPT. 25. The federal government has reopened its test ordering portal. Every U.S. household can order four tests from covid.gov starting Sept. 25.
- UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINES WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS FALL. The FDA and CDC have authorized and recommended updated "2023-2024" vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna. These vaccines were designed to provide better protection against variants of the COVID virus that are spreading now. The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine.
It will take some time before the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines are available locally. The state Department of Health expects providers to begin offering the new vaccines over the next few weeks. Supplies could be limited at first and not all providers who provided earlier COVID-19 vaccines may offer the new vaccines. Check with your healthcare provider or visit our COVID-19 website for updates.
As part of the authorization process for the 2023-2024 vaccines, the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccines are no longer authorized for use. This means providers have paused offering Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccination until the 2023-2024 vaccines become available.
Kitsap Public Health has paused accepting Pfizer and Moderna appointments at its Bremerton clinic.
- FEDERAL COVID-19 EMERGENCY ENDING: The federal COVID-19 emergency declaration ended May 11, 2023, marking a new phase in our response to the virus. COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment will remain available. Some assistance programs will end or be scaled back. For details and links to resources, read our bulletin or download our fact sheet in English and Spanish.
- TESTS AND MASKS AVAILABLE: Kitsap Public Health District has delivered COVID-19 self-tests and high quality masks to dozens of organizations throughout Kitsap County. Test and masks can be accessed at many locations in the community, such as food banks and libraries. If you need help obtaining tests or masks for yourself or your organization, please contact immunizations@kitsappublichealth.org or call 360-728-2007.
COVID-19 DATA DASHBOARD
The Washington State Department of Health is no longer updating county-level COVID-19 data dashboards. We are working on a new report to display Kitsap-specific COVID-19 data.
You can view state and regional COVID-19 trends here.