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COVID-19 Topics
Recent Updates
- COVID-19 UPDATE: Kitsap Public Health Officer Dr. Gib Morrow called on local elected political and business leaders to enact vaccine requirements during a COVID-19 update at the September Kitsap Public Health Board meeting. Watch the COVID-19 update.
- THIRD DOSES: Kitsap Public Health District is administering third doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines ONLY to individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised. We will give a third dose of the SAME vaccine previously administered, and it must be at least 28 days since the second dose. We are not administering booster doses to the general public at this time. Here are the CDC's recommendations for individuals who are immunocompromised.
- REPORTING OVER-THE-COUNTER COVID-19 TESTS: People who test themselves at home and test positive for COVID-19 should report their positive results to public health by calling the Washington State Department of Health COVID hotline (1-800-525-0127) and follow CDC recommendations for isolation or quarantine.
- STATE VACCINATION MANDATES: Washington State recently passed some important vaccination mandates. With cases and hospitalizations increasing in Kitsap County and throughout the country, these mandates help protect all our residents. As of Aug. 20:
- State employees, independent contractors, service providers, and volunteers will have until October 18 to be fully vaccinated, per amended Washington State Proclamation 20-05
- Health care providers and employees, independent contractors, service providers, and volunteers in long-term care facilities and any healthcare setting (including hospitals, pharmacies, chiropractic offices, massage therapy, ambulatory surgery offices, outpatient facilities, dental offices, and pharmacies) will have until October 18 to be fully vaccinated, per amended Washington State Proclamation 20-05
- K -12 educators, school staff, coaches, bus drivers, school volunteers and others working in school facilities will have until October 18 to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.
- WEEKLY OUTLOOK NEWSLETTER: Our COVID-19 Weekly Outlook newsletter provides Kitsap residents with an overview of COVID-19 trends in our area. You can view our email bulletin or download the report as a PDF or image to share in your community. Thank you for spreading reliable information!
