Articles about COVID-19

Startup led by Seattle doctors gets FDA approval for virus-killing, surgical mask technology

COVID-19, at the moment, might feel safely in the rearview mirror. But other respiratory viruses and bacterial-caused walking pneumonia are… Read More

Washington state will shut down COVID-19 exposure notification app on May 11

WA Notify, an app launched by Washington state to inform people if they’d been exposed to someone who recently tested… Read More

Amazon’s new healthcare service to offer COVID-19 treatment plans

Amazon Clinic, the online healthcare service launched by the tech giant in November, is now offering COVID-19 treatment plans to… Read More

Space Needle sees the light on virus-fighting technology as it tests new devices in elevators

The Space Needle opened 60 years ago with a nod toward futuristic architecture. Inside the iconic Seattle structure today, the… Read More

Expedia removes COVID vaccination requirement for employees and others to enter most offices

Expedia Group is removing a COVID-19 vaccination policy at most of its offices around the world, a policy which required… Read More

Inside Emerald City Comic Con 2022: The giant geek celebration makes its return in Seattle

It was often hard to tell from the inside that 2022’s Emerald City Comic Con was supposed to be a… Read More

Emerald City Comic-Con reverses controversial mask policy for 2022 show in Seattle

The organizers of the Emerald City Comic Con announced Thursday that they will reimplement a face covering requirement for this… Read More

Emerald City Comic Con takes heat for not requiring masks or vaccination at upcoming event in Seattle

ReedPop, the company behind the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, announced Wednesday that it plans to substantially relax its… Read More

In latest Reddit ‘AMA,’ Bill Gates talks COVID, farming, Bitcoin, what phone he uses and more

Bill Gates returned to Reddit for his 10th “Ask Me Anything” session on Thursday, answering questions related to the COVID-19… Read More

Bill Gates tests positive for COVID, says he has mild symptoms and is ‘fortunate to be vaccinated’

Bill Gates revealed Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, more than two years into a pandemic that the… Read More

In new video series, Bill Gates dines with health experts and reflects on COVID-19 lessons

Two years after first gathering with a group of health experts to dine and discuss the looming COVID-19 crisis, Bill… Read More

Icosavax posts COVID-19 vaccine data ‘below our expectations’ as shares plummet more than 60%

Seattle-based vaccine company Icosavax posted disappointing clinical data today for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, sending its stock into a dive.… Read More

Seattle startup claims India-based drugmaker stole COVID-19 vaccine tech, seeks $950M

Seattle vaccine company HDT Bio is seeking nearly $1 billion in a new lawsuit alleging that an India-based drugmaker stole… Read More

How this health startup serving the maritime industry saw huge growth in the pandemic

In January 2020, a ship docking in Dalian, China, called on Ann Jarris for assistance. As CEO of the company… Read More

DoD gives $1.1M to Seattle startup that will help find new antibodies against COVID-19 variants

Seattle-based A-Alpha Bio will support research into new therapies for COVID-19 variants in a collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.… Read More

Democratized diagnostics: Uh-Oh Labs develops tech for accurate COVID home tests and beyond

Biotech startup Uh-Oh Labs wasn’t so much bootstrapped in its early days as it was deadlifted. Founder and CEO Cameron… Read More

After wife got cancer, Microsoft engineer built a tool to locate anti-COVID drug for immunocompromised

Rob Relyea set out to find information to help his wife. A longtime Microsoft engineer, Relyea had more than 28… Read More

Vaccinated Amazon employees can remove their masks at work as tech giant adjusts COVID policies

Amazon employees vaccinated against COVID-19 can ditch their masks starting Friday, the company said in an internal memo on Thursday.… Read More

‘We don’t have to do this again.’ Bill Gates previews new book about preventing the next pandemic

An upcoming book from Bill Gates will delve into lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, what the world can do… Read More

T-Mobile sets April 2 deadline for office workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or lose jobs

T-Mobile will require all of its office workers, with limited exceptions, to be fully vaccinated by April 2, saying in… Read More

What predicts long-COVID? Study led by Seattle researchers provides some answers

What makes some people with COVID-19 develop the often-debilitating symptoms of long-COVID, with its varying effects like brain fog, weakness… Read More

Rep. Pramila Jayapal on vaccine equity, misinformation, preparing for the next pandemic

Rep. Pramila Jayapal knows public health. The 7th congressional district Democrat from Washington state once worked at Seattle global health… Read More

Facebook parent Meta delays full return to office to late March, ensuring two years of remote work

In case it wasn’t already clear, the tech industry’s Great COVID-19 Remote Work Experiment is destined to last a full… Read More

Star Trek’s original Mr. Spock beams down for vaccine-boosting billboard campaign

It’s been almost seven years since Leonard Nimoy, the actor who created the role of Mr. Spock on “Star Trek,”… Read More

Bill Gates cancels his holiday plans, says ‘we could be entering the worst part of the pandemic’

Bill Gates is taking the action that many people are perhaps dreading themselves — canceling most of his holiday plans… Read More

Omicron surging rapidly in Seattle area, projections show huge spike within a week

The Omicron COVID-19 variant is surging in the Seattle area with speed that has the potential to overload health care… Read More

COVID-19 misinformation still featured on Amazon, months after inquiries from lawmakers

Amazon’s e-commerce site still prominently features content about COVID-19 that was deemed as misinformation and called out more than two… Read More

Omicron rising rapidly in Washington state, early data suggest

Early data from the University of Washington suggest that the Omicron COVID-19 variant may already be spreading rapidly in Washington… Read More

‘Most unusual and difficult year of my life’: Personal and pandemic struggles aside, Bill Gates is hopeful

Ever the optimist, even Bill Gates was challenged by everything 2021 threw at him. In a new end-of-the-year post on… Read More

Highlights from comedian Trevor Noah interviewing Fred Hutch COVID-19 researcher Trevor Bedford

Trevor, meet Trevor. Trevor Noah, “The Daily Show” host and South African comedian, came through Seattle last week on tour… Read More