Washington’s mask mandate has lifted, so what does the future look like for the pandemic?
across the county as the omicron surge has waned, having now dropped to levels King County experienced in late November and early December of last year. Similar trends have played out statewide, while mitigation measures have continued to provide additional relief.
Duchin qualified that with a warning as well, noting that “while we celebrate this progress today, it’s critical to understand that COVID-19 remains with us, both in the U.S. and globally,” emphasizing his point with an apt — albeit painful — metaphor. “We need to use the time we have now while COVID is not surging to build COVID preparedness and resilience,” he advised. “This means, for example, not relying only on individuals to do the right thing, but making system-wide efforts to ensure ongoing high levels of vaccination, including the critical booster dose.”
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