Is my baby ready for COVID vaccine? Answers for new and expecting parents,?Public Health Insider blog

It?s normal and natural to have questions about the COVID vaccine, especially when it comes to your kids? health. Here are answers to a few of the most common questions we?ve been hearing.

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If you're wondering if it's right for your baby or toddler, we've been responding to some common questions.

• COVID-19 summary case report data dashboard?(Updated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays)
  • Daily outbreak summary for web-enabled mobile devices?(phones and tablets)

• 463,632 total positive cases in King County
  • 1,039 daily average cases
  • 7,272 new cases over the last 7 days (4%?increase)
  • 321.7 cases per 100,000 residents over the last 7 days
    
    
• 12,528 total hospitalizations
  • 17 daily average hospitalizations (10%?increase?over last 7 days)
  • 121 hospitalizations over the last 7 days
  • 5.4 hospitalizations per 100,000 residents over the last 7 days
  • 1.6% of cases hospitalized over the last 7 days
    
    
• 2,888 overall deaths
  • 2 daily average deaths
  • 26 new deaths over the last 14 days (-30%?decrease?from the prior 14 days)
  • 1.2 deaths per 100,000 residents over the past 14 days
  • 0.2% of cases died over the past 14 days

All other COVID-19 dashboards are posted at?www.kingcounty.gov/covid/data

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