North Central Washington hospitals weighing options after mask mandate announcement

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Mar 6, 2023

+3

Cases of flu on downtrend, COVID-19 cases rise

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jan 24, 2023

+3

Flu season stresses hospital systems but may have peaked

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Dec 20, 2022

Chelan County announces ARPA awards to local nonprofits and more

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Dec 9, 2022

+4

New format brings smaller, but lively crowd for Leavenworth lights

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Nov 29, 2022

U.S. consumers propel Thanksgiving air travel to highest level in 3 years

• By Doyinsola Oladipo and Rajesh Kumar Singh
  Reuters
• Nov 22, 2022

+2

Flu and other cold-like illnesses spiking after two-year-long dip

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Nov 22, 2022

Fauci's farewell from the White House: 'I gave it all I got'

• By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt
  Reuters
• Nov 22, 2022

+3

Douglas County judge to dismiss Confluence Health lawsuit

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Nov 18, 2022

COVID public health emergency to stay in place

• By Ahmed Aboulenein and Jeff Mason
  Reuters
• Nov 11, 2022

Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?

• By Melissa Healy
  Los Angeles Times
• Nov 5, 2022

Wenatchee-based Confluence Health loosens COVID-19 policies

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Nov 4, 2022

Heart attack deaths jumped sharply among young adults in pandemic's 2nd year

• By Cathie Anderson
  The Sacramento Bee
• Oct 25, 2022

+2

Biden to get latest COVID vaccine, urge Americans to do same

• By Andrea Shalal
  Reuters
• Oct 25, 2022

COVID-19 cases slowly downtrending; two monkeypox cases identified

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Oct 20, 2022

+3

Health board bans impromptu vaccine discussions

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Oct 20, 2022

Town Toyota Center COVID-19 testing and vaccination site shutting down Oct. 27

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Oct 14, 2022

U.S. FDA authorizes updated COVID booster shots for children as young as 5

• Reuters
• Oct 12, 2022

Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC

• Reuters
• Oct 12, 2022

White House says COVID booster campaign going well, should pick up

• By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman
  Reuters
• Oct 7, 2022

U.S. rollout of new COVID boosters off to slow start

• By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman
  Reuters
• Sep 23, 2022

Hurricane Fiona pounds Bermuda as Canada braces for major jolt

• By Don Burgess and Eric Martyn
  Reuters
• Sep 22, 2022

Shortages of Moderna COVID-19 boosters seen in US

• By Angelica Peebles, Robert Langreth and Anna Edney
  Bloomberg News
• Sep 20, 2022

East Wenatchee pharmacist fined $1,000 over faked COVID-19 shots

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Sep 16, 2022

Former East Wenatchee pharmacist could lose license over faked COVID-19 shots

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Sep 15, 2022

+3

COVID-19 emergency officially over Oct. 31

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Sep 8, 2022

New research initiative will focus on root causes of long COVID

• By Luke Money
  Los Angeles Times
• Sep 8, 2022

COVID is likely to require yearly booster like flu shot, Biden says

• Bloomberg News
• Sep 6, 2022

New omicron COVID-19 boosters are coming. Here's what you need to know

• By Meg Wingerter
  The Denver Post
• Sep 2, 2022

CDC advisers expected to recommend Omicron specific vaccine boosters

• Reuters
• Sep 1, 2022

Supreme Court's Sotomayor keeps New York City COVID vaccine mandate

• By Andrew Chung
  Reuters
• Aug 29, 2022

CDC to suspend COVID home-delivery test program for lack of funding

• By Theresa Braine
  New York Daily News
• Aug 29, 2022

Biden team aims for omicron-targeted shots in arms by Labor Day

• By Josh Wingrove
  Bloomberg News
• Aug 26, 2022

Fauci, face of U.S. COVID response, to step down from government posts

• By Julie Steenhuysen
  Reuters
• Aug 22, 2022

Pfizer seeks U.S. authorization for vaccine booster retooled for Omicron

• By Manas Mishra and Leroy Leo
  Reuters
• Aug 22, 2022

Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster may be available in a few weeks

• By Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money
  Los Angeles Times
• Aug 18, 2022

Opinion | The Seattle Times Editorial Board: Inslee should end emergency orders — COVID-19 is part of life now

• The Seattle Times Editorial Board
• Aug 16, 2022

+2

COVID cases and hospitalizations still high but expected to decline

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Aug 16, 2022

+4

Chelan-Douglas Health Board rejects anti-COVID-19 vaccine position in 9-1 vote

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Aug 16, 2022

Tri-Cities losing the doctor who guided it through the COVID pandemic

• By Annette Cary
  Tri-City Herald
• Aug 13, 2022

DOH refreshes COVID guidelines as students prepare to return to the classroom

• By Mitchell Roland
  World staff writer
• Aug 11, 2022

+2

Former Confluence Health employees file to amend their complaint a second time

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Aug 9, 2022

Douglas County judge hears arguments in Confluence Health vaccine mandate lawsuit

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jul 22, 2022

Cases and hospitalizations expected to rise in Chelan and Douglas counties

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jul 21, 2022

Chelan-Douglas Health Board delays vaccine safety discussion

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jul 20, 2022

CDC recommends Novavax COVID vaccine for adults

• By Mrinalika Roy
  Reuters
• Jul 19, 2022

White House to prioritize boosters, testing for omicron BA.5 subvariant

• By Ahmed Aboulenein and Jeff Mason
  Reuters
• Jul 12, 2022

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rising; local health officials recommend precautions

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jul 11, 2022

Biden administration to again extend the COVID public health emergency

• By Riley Griffin
  Bloomberg News
• Jul 11, 2022

Former Confluence Health employees push back against motion to dismiss case

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jul 1, 2022

FDA recommends inclusion of BA.4, BA.5 subvariants in COVID boosters

• By Michael Erman and Leroy Leo
  Reuters
• Jun 30, 2022

With COVID circulating, now's time to get kids vaccinated, state health officials say

• By Debbie Cockrell
  The News Tribune
• Jun 30, 2022

+3

New Chelan-Douglas Health Board convenes; COVID misinformation follows

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jun 29, 2022

+2

COVID-19 cases level off in Chelan, Douglas counties

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jun 29, 2022

+2

FDA advisers recommend change to COVID vaccine composition for fall

• By Michael Erman and Leroy Leo
  Reuters
• Jun 28, 2022

COVID-sniffing dogs can also smell long-term virus symptoms in patients, study says

• By Julia Marnin
  McClatchy Washington Bureau
• Jun 28, 2022

Hanford workers take fight against COVID vaccine to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

• By Annette Cary
  Tri-City Herald
• Jun 27, 2022

Chelan County commissioners seek input on American Rescue Plan funding

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jun 17, 2022

COVID report card: How the virus spread through WA schools this year

• by Alison Saldanha
  The Seattle Times
• Jun 17, 2022

+7

Graduations in Wenatchee Valley return to normal

• By Mitchell Roland
  World staff writer
• Jun 3, 2022

10 COVID-19 hospitalizations reported at Central Washington Hospital

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jun 3, 2022

Confluence Health asks court to dismiss COVID lawsuit filed by former employees

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Jun 2, 2022

Why new COVID variants are driving a surprise surge

• By Lisa M. Krieger
  The Mercury News
• Jun 1, 2022

WA health leaders renew push for indoor masking as COVID cases rise, but stop short of mandates

• By Elise Takahama
  The Seattle Times
• May 25, 2022

+2

WA Gov. Inslee, Lt. Gov. Heck test positive for coronavirus, with mild symptoms

• By Jim Brunner
  The Seattle Times
• May 25, 2022

Town Toyota Center COVID-19 vaccination site changes day of operation next week

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• May 24, 2022

Wenatchee Valley vaccine clinics offering booster doses for children

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• May 24, 2022

CDC backs COVID boosters for children 5 to 11

• By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman
  Reuters
• May 19, 2022

FDA clears Pfizer's COVID booster shot for young children

• Reuters
• May 17, 2022

COVID-19 cases slowly trending up in Chelan and Douglas counties

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• May 16, 2022

Judge tosses COVID vaccine objections of hundreds of Hanford and PNNL workers

• By Annette Cary
  Tri-City Herald
• May 13, 2022

COVID death count: U.S. reaches 1 million mark

• By Maria Caspani
  Reuters
• May 11, 2022

Opinion | The (Vancouver) Columbian Editorial Board: Effort to recall Inslee was the wrong approach

• The (Vancouver) Columbian Editorial Board
• May 5, 2022

Report: Almost three times as many died as a result of COVID than officially reported

• By Jennifer Rigby
  Reuters
• May 5, 2022

FDA contradicts Pfizer's advice on 2nd course of COVID drug

• By Robert Langreth
  Bloomberg News
• May 4, 2022

+5

Beijing steps up COVID curbs as virus spreads in China

• Reuters
• May 3, 2022

CDC says travelers should still wear masks on airplanes

• By David Shepardson
  Reuters
• May 3, 2022

Orange County dad sues because son couldn’t wear mesh mask to school

• By Roxana Kopetman
  The Orange County Register
• May 3, 2022

New coronavirus variants emerge: BA.4, BA.5 likely reinfecting omicron survivors

• By Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money
  Los Angeles Times
• May 3, 2022

Two years of the pandemic in North Central Washington told through charts

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• May 3, 2022

CVCH, testing site adjust hours during Apple Blossom Festival

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Apr 29, 2022

Wenatchee area's labor force continues to grow and unemployment continues to shrink in March

• By Mitchell Roland
  World staff writer
• Apr 29, 2022

Moderna files for U.S. authorization of COVID shot for kids under 6

• By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen
  Reuters
• Apr 28, 2022

Chelan-Douglas Health District COVID-19 site reduces operating days

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Apr 26, 2022

Pfizer, BioNTech seek U.S. authorization of COVID-19 booster shot for younger kids

• Reuters
• Apr 26, 2022

Study: More than half of Americans have had COVID infections

• By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen
  Reuters
• Apr 26, 2022

Confluence Health scales back COVID-19 operations

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Apr 22, 2022

Opinion | Faye Flam: Masks aren't required to fly. Should you still wear one?

• Faye Flam
  Bloomberg Opinion
• Apr 22, 2022

US to appeal mask travel ruling, setting up court fight

• By John Harney and Erik Larson
  Bloomberg News
• Apr 20, 2022

Masks no longer required on Link Transit

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Apr 20, 2022

Unvaccinated kids bore brunt of omicron wave, CDC report says

• By Madison Muller
  Bloomberg News
• Apr 19, 2022

Paul Gordon thankful for time as Wenatchee School District superintendent

• By Mitchell Roland
  World staff writer
• Apr 15, 2022

Volunteers return to Wenatchee Valley schools

• By Mitchell Roland
  World staff writer
• Apr 14, 2022

CDC to shrink COVID-19 international travel avoidance list

• By David Shepardson
  Reuters
• Apr 13, 2022

U.S. says advanced hackers have shown ability to hijack critical infrastructure

• By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter
  Reuters
• Apr 13, 2022

U.S. extends transit mask mandate through May 3 amid COVID uptick

• By David Shepardson
  Reuters
• Apr 13, 2022

Texas governor snarls border traffic, buses migrants in effort to pressure White House

• By Ted Hesson and Lizbeth Diaz
  Reuters
• Apr 13, 2022

+3

Wenatchee Valley senior center reopens after two years to gleeful faces

• By Emily Thornton
  World staff writer
• Apr 12, 2022

Philadelphia is first big city in US to reimpose indoor mask rules as COVID rates rise

• By Jason Laughlin
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
• Apr 11, 2022

I'm eligible for a second COVID booster. Should I get one?

• By Julie Steenhuysen
  Reuters
• Apr 11, 2022

Panic attacks, fatigue: Some doctors say they’ll quit over COVID stress, study finds

• By Madeleine List
  McClatchy Washington Bureau
• Apr 9, 2022

Former employees sue Confluence Health, say they shouldn't have lost their jobs for refusing COVID-19 vaccinations

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Apr 8, 2022

COVID-19 rates near all-time low in Chelan, Douglas counties

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Apr 8, 2022

+2

Chelan, Douglas counties report non-farm employment growth for 11th consecutive month

• By Mitchell Roland
  World staff writer
• Apr 7, 2022

+5

German parliament rejects mandatory vaccines in blow for Scholz

• By Riham Alkousaa
  Reuters
• Apr 7, 2022

Shanghai vows to improve food deliveries as discontent grows over COVID curbs

• Reuters
• Apr 6, 2022

East Wenatchee revokes COVID civil emergency proclamation

• By Sydnee Gonzalez
  World staff writer
• Apr 6, 2022

Confluence Health snags 3rd and 11th in latest medical ranking

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Apr 6, 2022

+2

U.S. FDA aims to decide on strain selection for COVID boosters by June

• By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman
  Reuters
• Apr 6, 2022

White House broadens initiative to address long COVID

• By Lauren Clason
  CQ-Roll Call
• Apr 5, 2022

Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center to reopen after two years of closure

• By Emily Thornton
  World staff writer
• Apr 5, 2022

Eastmont School Board tells state it's opposed to a COVID vaccine requirement for students

• By Mitchell Roland
  World staff writer
• Apr 5, 2022

New COVID-19 variant now dominant strain in Washington, but cases and hospitalizations still low

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Mar 30, 2022

+4

Biden gets second booster shot, pushes for more COVID funding

• By Trevor Hunnicutt
  Reuters
• Mar 30, 2022

Five named to Chelan-Douglas Health District board

• By Oscar Rodriguez
  World staff writer
• Mar 29, 2022

FDA authorizes second booster of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot

• By Michael Erman
  Reuters
• Mar 29, 2022

Thousands of WA workers may have to repay millions of dollars in pandemic benefits

• Paul Roberts
  The Seattle Times
• Mar 6, 2023