COVID-19 Information
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See the CDC's COVID website for current information and trends.
COVID-19 information pages are no longer updated.
See the CDC's COVID website for current information and trends.
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State Advances Phase 1B2 Vaccine Eligibility
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On Wednesday, Washington moved into Phase 1B2.
People in Phase 1A, 1B1, and 1B2 are eligible to get vaccinated. This includes:
- All people over 65 years-old
- All people over 50 years-old who live in a multigenerational household
- Residents of long-term care facilities
- Health care workers
- High-risk first responders
- Educators and staff for pre-K through 12th grade
- Childcare providers
- People 16+ who are pregnant or have a disability that puts them at high risk.
- High-risk critical workers:
- First Responders
- Court of Law
- Public Transit
- Grocery Store/Food Bank
- Agriculture/Fishing Vessel/Food Processing
- Corrections
As of March 17, an estimated 244,000 King County residents are now eligible under Phase 1B2. This is on top of nearly 105,000 recently eligible K-12 staff/childcare workers and the over 82,000 adults aged 65 and older who have not yet received a first dose. The county is asking residents for continued patience as vaccine supplies continue to ramp up and to not try to schedule an appointment until they are eligible.
Next Vaccine Phases
On Thursday, the Governor announced an expansion of vaccine eligibility, adding another two million Washingtonians to upcoming tiers. On March 31, vaccination appointments will open to anyone age 60 and older, as well as to many workers in congregate settings such as foodservice, manufacturing, and construction. All those who are eligible today will remain eligible. Learn more about eligibility phases here.
Where to Get the Vaccine
The state Department of Health (DOH) launched a new vaccine locator website that uses current data to identify doses near you: www.vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov.
Seattle Mass Vaccination Site at Lumen Field Now Open. A mass vaccination site at Lumen Field (formerly Century Link Field) is open and operating. The site is open to the entire region. Appointments can be scheduled at www.seattle.gov/mayor/covid-19/vaccinations. Current site vaccination levels: 5,000 doses over 2-3 days. Once vaccine supplies increase, the site could administer 20,000 vaccinations daily.
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Statewide Move into Phase 3 on March 22
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On Thursday, the state announced that effective March 22, the entire state will enter Phase 3, a new third phase of the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery, and a return for in-person spectators for professional and high school sports.
Additionally, the state will be transitioning from a regional approach back to a county-by-county evaluation process.
Phase 3
The new phase will allow up to 50% occupancy or 400 people maximum, whichever is lower, for all indoor spaces and applies to all industries and indoor activities currently allowed, including but not limited to restaurants, gyms and fitness centers, and movie theaters, among others.
Physical distancing and masking protocols must continue to be enforced.
Sports guidance will change in Phase 3 to allow in-person spectators at events for the first time in a year. Spectators will be allowed to attend outdoor venues with permanent seating with capacity capped at 25%. The change effects both professional and high school sports, as well as motorsports, rodeos, and other outdoor spectator events. Social distancing and facial covering are still required.
Larger venue events are capped at 25% occupancy, or up to 9,000 people, whichever is less, and must follow spectator guidelines.
A full list of industry-level changes for the new phase will be released next week.
New Metrics
With the transition back to a county-by-county evaluation process, the state will be monitoring counties individually. Evaluations will be conducted every three week, on Mondays, with any possible changes taking effect Friday. The first evaluation scheduled for April 12.
As with the previous evaluation process, large and small counties will have different sets of criteria. If any county fails one or more of the metrics below, that county will move down one phase. (See graphic for metrics.)
If at any point the statewide ICU capacity reaches greater than 90%, all counties will move down one phase.
For more information, see the Governor’s press release.
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Vaccine Timeline: Moving to Phase 1B2 on March 17
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On March 11, the state announced that will advance to Phase 1B-Tier2 (1B2) on March 17, earlier than anticipated.
Phase 1B2 includes essential workers in the following groups:
- First responders, law enforcement, and firefighters.
- Grocery store workers.
- Workers in agriculture and food processing.
- Public transit employees.
- Corrections employees at jails and detention centers.
Phase 1B2 also includes anyone 16 and older who is either pregnant or has a disability that puts them at higher risk.
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March Maskness - Mask Giveaway Friday, March 12
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Mercer Island Emergency Management Volunteers will be in Mercer Island parks handing out masks on Friday, March 12 from 9:00 - 11:00am. Swing by and pick up a fresh face covering!
- Aubrey Davis Park: by the restrooms/ball fields
- Luther Burbank Park: north parking lot area
- Mercerdale Park: by the pergola
- Pioneer Park: SW corner by SE 68th and 84th Ave SE
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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
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On Wednesday, March 3 the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup joined the FDA and CDC in approving the Johnson & Johnson (J&J or Janssen) vaccine.
The Western States Workgroup, comprised of vaccine experts from Washington, California, Oregon and Nevada, has met to review the data and analysis to ensure the safety and efficacy of all FDA-authorized vaccines.
According to the CDC, the J&J/Janssen vaccine was 66.3% effective in clinical trials (efficacy) at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness in people who had no evidence of prior infection 2 weeks after receiving the vaccine. People had the most protection 2 weeks after getting vaccinated. Additionally, the vaccine had high efficacy at preventing hospitalization and death in people who did get sick. No one who got COVID-19 at least 4 weeks after receiving the J&J/Janssen vaccine had to be hospitalized. The CDC also notes that early evidence suggests that the J&J/Janssen vaccine might provide protection against asymptomatic infection, which is when a person is infected by the virus that causes COVID-19 but does not get sick.
CDC will continue to provide updates as we learn more about how well the J&J/Janssen vaccine works in real-world conditions.
Click here for the CDC factsheet on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and here for more information on Operation Warp Speed a joint venture of the federal government and U.S. private sector in 2020 to accelerate the testing, supply, development, and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.
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Educator and Licensed Childcare Workers Vaccination Directive
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DOH Statement on Federal School and Childcare Vaccination Plan.
On Tuesday, March 2, the President announced a directive to all states to get every pre-K educator, K-12 teacher, and childcare worker at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine in the month of March.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recognizes the importance of vaccinating educators, school staff, and childcare workers. School staff and childcare workers were already in the next group to become eligible for vaccines, and our state was moving to vaccinate them in a matter of weeks. This announcement represents a faster timeline than originally planned, and the department is engaging partners on a robust plan to support this directive.
DOH is working quickly to get clarity from the Biden Administration to ensure roll-out in our state will result in ample vaccine supply through various providers and equitable access for education and childcare workers. Vaccine supply will likely primarily be delivered through the federal pharmacy program, and the directive indicates all vaccine providers should prioritize these workers.
DOH remains committed to continued vaccination for older adults and others who are currently prioritized for vaccinations under the current plan. DOH also remains committed to vaccinating all Washingtonians as quickly and equitably as possible.
DOH acknowledges these announcements may cause a mix of excitement, concern, and confusion for different communities. The department will share more information in the days ahead as DOH learns more from our federal partners.
Visit the DOH newsroom for more or click here for the Governor's statement.
City Facilities and Programs
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Events and Programs
- Drop-in Sports at MICEC
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- Summer Camps
- Summer Celebration!
- National Night Out
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