King County health officer: No summer surge of COVID expected, but unvaccinated remain at high risk

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King County's top public health official said Thursday that he is not predicting a summer surge of COVID-19, but emphasized that unvaccinated people remain at an elevated risk for contracting the virus as more highly transmissible variants become dominant in the county.

"We are now at the level of COVID-19 transmission we were at just before the recent fourth wave started and about at double the level we were at in late September 2020 before the start of the large fall and winter peak," said Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County in a news briefing. "I'm optimistic that the burden of COVID-19 will continue to decrease over the coming months as more are vaccinated."

Both average daily cases and hospitalizations have continued to fall in the past week. King County is currently reporting 165 new cases of the novel coronavirus daily, down 64% from the last peak in late April. Hospitalizations have also dropped from a peak of 23 per day in April to just 10 a day, and the county is reporting on death due to the virus everyday.

Cases remain highest in young people ages 5 to 24, a sign of high vaccination rates among the older population.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/king-county-health-officer-no-summer-surge-of-covid-expected-but-unvaccinated-remain-at-high-risk/ar-AAKsoJG

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1. Why can't we say....if you are unvaccinated as of xx/xx/xx,

you will be liable for the full cost of your healthcare if you contract COVID-19? If vaccinated and infected, full benefits.