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King County residents, workers over 16 can now register for vaccine

By • Apr 7, 2021
Syringes with doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, are shown next to vaccination cards, Saturday, March 13, 2021, on the first day of operations at a mass vaccination site at the Lumen Field Events Center in Seattle.
Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press

Anyone 16 or older who lives or works in King County can now pre-register for a vaccination in Seattle.

About 90% of COVID vaccine shipments to WA delayed this week

By • Feb 18, 2021
A person is given the first of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at a one-day vaccination clinic set up in an Amazon facility in Seattle.
Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press

Winter weather has delayed the shipment of some vaccines intended for Washington state.

Michelle Roberts leads the COVID-19 planning and distribution team for the Department of Health. She says that up to 90 percent of this week's allocation has been delayed.

That's about 200,000 doses.