Data across the state shows a vast majority of people will meet the state vaccination deadline.
Washingtonians look ahead to Monday when they'll learn the true impact of the state vaccine mandate.
New cases and hospitalizations drift downward and the state vaccine mandate deadline is just a week away.
New data points to a new normal as hospitals in Alaska, Idaho, and Montana start to collapse.
Pfizer vaccine may get full approval on Monday as Washington considers restrictions on indoor gatherings.
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Hospitals statewide report an increasing number of patients as new cases continue to increase.
WA COVID Update 10/19/21
🟣 Vax rates rise a lot
🟣 Hospitalizations hit a plateau
🟣 WA fires 1,887 for no vax
🟣 6 SPD officers say no to vax
🟣 and 11 in SFD
🟣 and 5 with Redmond FD
🟣 and up to 16 with Kirkland FD
🟣 Remember Delta Plus?
https://malcontentment.com/situation-normal-day-after-covid-vaccine-mandate-takes-hold-local-and-state-update-for-october-19-2021/
This is probably a HIPAA violation
SHRM has a general article on what can and can't be disclosed by employers and what they can request
Sending unredacted vaccine status for 40K employees publicly over e-mail is likely a multipronged HIPAA breach
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/coronavirus-employee-vaccination-status.aspx
“Oregon’s central administrative agency on Monday inadvertently released the vaccination status of more than 40,000 individual state employees to The Oregonian/OregonLive.”
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2021/10/oregon-government-agency-inadvertently-releases-40000-state-employees-vaccination-status.html
The final number from SPD for officers that did not submit proof of vaccination or requested exemption/accommodation
6
Another 103 have pending exemption decisions
72 hours ago Solan, Kruse, Monson, Rantz etc. were saying exodus and hundreds
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2021/10/19/department-statement-on-employee-covid-19-vaccination-status/
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