Friday Covid briefing-New quarantine policy and the latest on vaccines
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Friday morning’s Covid briefing with Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry Unthank began with updated numbers. Clallam County actually reported 2 fewer total cases, 549, than on Thursday because it turns out
UPDATE: Jail inmates and most staff so far test negative
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Update on our story from yesterday about the two Clallam County jail inmates who tested positive for coronavirus. After quarantining those inmates and others who had close contact, jail and health
NASA will pay a firm $1 to go to the moon and get a sample
abriendomundo/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — NASA said it will pay a private firm $1 to collect a sample of the moon as part of its initiative to solicit help from commercial companies to obtain
Clallam County suspends Superior Court jury trials due to COVID
PORT ANGELES – Clallam County Superior Court is shutting down all jury trials for at least another month. The move comes in response to the rise in COVID-19 cases locally. Judge Brent Basden today issued a ruling
What to know about children and COVID-19 vaccines
simon2579/iStockBy DR. LILY NEDDADASTMALCHIN and RAMIE FATHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As companies race to create vaccines to alleviate the devastation caused by COVID-19, two companies — Pfizer and Moderna — say their vaccines are more
Prisons should be COVID-19 vaccine priority: Health experts
MivPiv/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — After a federal advisory committee recommended this week that health care workers, nursing home residents and staff be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines, discussions turned to who should
Unemployment rate dips to 6.7% as employers add 245,000 jobs last month
courtneyk/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 245,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate slipped to 6.7%, the Department of Labor said Friday. The fresh economic data shows the labor market clawing its
This plant-based hair care brand is uniquely crafted for multicultural boys
ABC News Photo Illustration, Young King Hair CareBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — After spending hours searching for products to style her son’s natural hair, only to be left with limited options, Cora Miller,
Teacher who adopted her former student and his brother eliminates over $48,000 in debt
Chelsea HaleyBy NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A 29-year-old woman who adopted a former student and his brother is now celebrating being completely debt-free. Chelsea Haley of Marietta, Georgia, has eliminated a total of $48,683.41
New data shows people who got Moderna vaccine still had antibodies three months later
Meyer & Meyer/iStockBy SONY SALZMAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — People who were vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine still had elevated antibodies three months after their second dose, according to new data published Thursday as a letter