Q: What’s Public Health’s COVID vaccine recommendation, and what’s the rationale?

A: Dr. Eric Chow , Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology & Immunization for Public Health – Seattle & King County:

"In alignment with the Department of Health (DOH), we continue to emphasize that COVID vaccines are safe and they continue to prevent severe illness and reduce the risk of long COVID.

"Currently, we recommend COVID vaccination for everyone ages 6 months and older, including pregnant people. COVID remains a real health concern, especially for those who are older or have underlying health conditions that put them at high risk.

"I’m also very concerned about unvaccinated people, including babies who haven’t yet had an opportunity to be vaccinated. We’ve come a long way since the height of

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