Washington health officials encourage remote work and boosters amid Omicron surge Washington state public health officials are urging people to get vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. They also advised employers to… Read More
Omicron variant likely to surge in Seattle area as health officials urge booster shots Health officials in King County are anticipating a likely surge of the fast-spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant, said county health officer… Read More
Do we still need to wear masks? Making sense of mandates amid reopenings and rising variants Some people don their mask for a walk, while others rip theirs off the minute they order a drink at… Read More
COVID-19 exposure app helped prevent thousands of cases in Washington state, new study shows WA Notify, the COVID-19 exposure notification tool for Washington state, saved an estimated 40 to 115 lives and prevented between… Read More
Lawsuit: Investors bet big on Washington firm’s potential COVID-19 treatment as CEO cashed out Investors in a biotech startup developing a COVID-19 treatment claim the firm’s leaders cashed out as stock prices surged during… Read More
Amazon’s new approach to ‘Human Capital’ is a telling takeaway from its annual regulatory report Customers are still No. 1 at Amazon, but the tech giant now wants it to be known, officially, that employees… Read More
Play Podcast A view from the front lines: COVID-19’s lasting impact on the technology and science of healthcare Play To say that Dr. Brad Younggren has a unique perspective on COVID-19 would be an understatement — because he actually… Read More
Can vaccinated people still transmit COVID-19? The answer is key for herd immunity, research finds As coronavirus vaccines are distributed throughout the country, a big question remains: Even though the vaccines reduce symptomatic COVID-19, can… Read More
GeekWire Summit recap: Final week highlights include T-Mobile CEO and COVID-19 data gurus This year’s GeekWire Summit may have looked a little different — a fully virtual experience stretched across three weeks. But… Read More
PSL, Fortive unveil first company out of new studio: COVID-19 symptom tracking startup TeamSense It didn’t take long for a new Seattle innovation studio run by Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) and Fortive to pump… Read More
Here are the Seattle-area tech companies that received a PPP loan from the federal government A number of Seattle-area tech startups received millions of dollars from the federal government to help get through the ongoing… Read More
