A look at how President Biden has handled the pandemic through his 1st year in office One year ago, President Biden took the oath of office, with beating COVID at the top of his agenda. Managing the uncertainty of what comes next remains the greatest challenge of his presidency. Tamara Keith
Covid updates today: Covid will likely become endemic Covid updates for Thursday, January 20, 2022. KUOW Staff
Omicron hits Seattle's Harborview Medical Center harder than other surges A Seattle hospital confronts the omicron surge. While COVID-19 patients aren't as sick compared to earlier waves, there is a record number of patients overall, and not enough staff to care for them. Will Stone
More people are dying from infections that don't respond to conventional antibiotics A new analysis from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation shows nearly twice as many people worldwide died from antibiotic resistance in 2019 than from HIV/AIDS. Jason Beaubien
Covid cases show ‘signs of slowing’ in western Washington After several weeks of skyrocketing Covid infections, Washington state health officials say this latest surge – which is driven by the omicron variant and has shattered pandemic records – is showing indicators of a drop-off. Liz Brazile
Syphilis infections on the rise in Seattle area This is a story about sex and one type of bacteria that loves it: Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Booster longevity: Data reveals how long a third shot protects Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. The findings are mixed. Michaeleen Doucleff
Restaurant workers are feeling a sense of déjà vu as omicron threatens the industry NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with a restaurant owner and worker on how the omicron variant and latest surge of COVID cases are once again disrupting their industry. Sarah Handel
Opinion: 5 steps we must take to vaccinate the world's vulnerable—and end the pandemic Three doctors present their proposal to get vaccines to everyone in the world. "We already have the resources, knowledge and systems," they write. Global leaders just have to make it happen. Edward Cliff
Covid blog updates today: Price gouging on test kits Also, Covid will likely become endemic, like the flu. KUOW Staff
