Covid-19 WFIS updates Archives

WIAA meeting recap

by WFIS | Sep 28, 2021 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19 WFIS updates

WFIS’ Private Schools Representative on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) is Mark DeJonge, Director of Athletics at Bellevue Christian Schools. Here are some highlights from the WIAA Board Meeting on Sunday September 26, 2021: ...

COVID metric prediction for fall in WA

by WFIS | Jul 27, 2021 | Covid-19 WFIS updates, Student Safety, WFIS News

from The Morning WIre Steep COVID increase in the fall The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the UW is projecting a steep increase in COVID cases in the state come late fall. It projects a case count that is double the worst days of the pandemic....

What’s the latest on a COVID-19 vaccine for kids?

by WFIS | Jul 20, 2021 | Covid-19, Covid-19 WFIS updates, Student Safety, WFIS News

More than half a year has passed since the first vaccine for COVID-19 and almost half the US has protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But there still isn’t one for children younger than 12. from Futurity Vaccine makers have been working to make their products...

WA State COVID-19 immunity increasing, but not enough to slow transmission

by WFIS | Apr 22, 2021 | Agencies and Committees, Ask Nancy, Covid-19 WFIS updates

Washington State Department of Health Newsroom Release April 22, 2021 Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19. Report findings include: Population immunity is helping control transmission, but...

Pregnant moms’ SARS-CoV-2 antibodies pass to newborns

by WFIS | Feb 5, 2021 | Covid-19, Covid-19 WFIS updates, WFIS News

from Futurity Feb 5, 2021 The findings suggest that mothers who have had COVID-19, or asymptomatic exposure to the coronavirus, can provide some protection against the virus to their newborns through this antibody transfer. The authors of the new paper in JAMA...

Experts say new Covid-19 strain isn’t reason to panic

by WFIS | Jan 5, 2021 | Covid-19, Covid-19 WFIS updates, Education News, WFIS News

Futurity report Jan 4, 2021 The new, reportedly faster spreading strain of SARS-CoV-2, shouldn’t cause alarm, but does underscore the importance of following established prevention procedures, two experts say. In recent weeks, genetically divergent strains of...