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How close is a COVID vaccine for Washington state?

Dec 10, 2020, 12:26 PM | Updated: Oct 2, 2024, 9:02 pm

KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross is joined by reporter Aaron Granillo to discuss the agonizing process of being so close to a vaccine while daily coronavirus cases numbers have reached a new peak nationwide.

How are our hospitals and health care providers holding up here in Washington? Aaron explains our hospital capacity, and who will be at the front of the line for vaccination.

And, Governor Inslee’s restrictions on restaurants, gyms, and theaters — now extended through January — have put many business owners and their employees in an impossible position. Dave Ross walks us through the politics in the other Washington, as Republicans and Democrats argue over liability and bailing out local governments.

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