From San Juan County Since the last update on Friday, May, total cases in San Juan County have increased from 179 to 180. There are four close contacts of positive cases currently in active quarantine. There is one new case on San Juan Island since the last update. This new case is a close contact  Continue Reading

From San Juan County Ages 12 and older can now register for COVID-19 vaccine clinics on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez islands. Find full details and links to register at www.sanjuanco.com/1737/COVID-Vaccine-Info. This is the Pfizer vaccine. It was approved for use with those 12 years and older May 12. The second shots will be three  Continue Reading

By Deb Langhans, holistic life coach, Journeys to Healing Journeys to Healings presents “Processing the Pandemic” Inner Journey Collage© Workshop from 10 a.m.-noon and 3-5 p.m. Sunday, June 27 online for $50.  The scourge of COVID-19 has upended our lives as the most horrific pandemic since 1918. While vaccines provide hope for eventually defeating the  Continue Reading

From Washington Health Benefit Exchange Health coverage purchased on Washington Healthplanfinder became much more affordable May 6 as the Washington Health Benefit Exchange rolled out new savings to help Washingtonians with the cost of their individual health insurance. Under the new American Rescue Plan Act, over half a million people statewide will find more savings  Continue Reading

By Dale Heisinger M.D., Noel Monin, John Geyman M.D., Christine Minney, Jamie Stephens, Cindy Wolf, Kyle Davies, San Juan County Board of Health   Recently the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin published the county health rankings for states.   The rankings were based on health outcomes and health factors (see countyhealthrankings.org for comprehensive view).   In Washington  Continue Reading

From San Juan County Since the last update on Friday, April 23, total cases in San Juan County have increased from 176 to 179. There are six close contacts of positive cases currently in active quarantine. San Juan Island There are three new cases on San Juan Island since the last update. Two of the  Continue Reading

From San Juan County San Juan County is leading the way in COVID-19 vaccination rates. The county has also not had a death related to the coronavirus. Mass clinics will no longer be offered locally. Look for a more targeted vax effort going forward. Kids are at risk, but we are hopeful that ages 12  Continue Reading

From San Juan County It’s a race against COVID, not other jurisdictions, but San Juan County is the first in Washington to crack 60% for the percentage of population initiating vaccination, according to the state department of health.  These numbers include those who received their shots on the mainland and listed a San Juan County  Continue Reading

From San Juan County A walk-in Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine clinic will be held 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 at the San Juan County Fairgrounds.  If you can, register in advance here, or use the QR code above. Or just show up and we’ll get you quickly signed up at the door. Please help  Continue Reading

From San Juan County Since the last update on Friday, April 16, total cases in San Juan County have increased from 173 to 176. Note that there are 12 close contacts of positive cases currently in active quarantine. San Juan Island There are two new cases on San Juan Island since the last update. Both  Continue Reading

From San Juan County The Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Van is returning to the San Juan Islands.  San Juan The van in partnership with Fish for Teeth and San Juan County Health and Community Services is back in Friday Harbor May 5-8. The van team will be providing teeth cleaning in addition to oral  Continue Reading

Please help spread the word! There will be a walk-up COVID vaccine clinic on San Juan Island for those 18 or older on Wednesday April 28th from 1:00pm – 6:00pm. Location is the old InterIsland Medical Center in Friday Harbor (550 Spring Street). This clinic will be for the single shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.  Continue Reading

Dental Vans will no Longer use Generators Thanks to Free Installation   “Island Senior” is a regular column on the San Juan Update written by Peggy Sue McRae. The Mullis Center, the mobile dental clinics and their patients, plus the entire neighborhood around the Mullis Center can breathe a big sigh of relief. Thanks to  Continue Reading

From San Juan County Since the last update on Friday, April 16, total cases in San Juan County have increased from 166 to 173. There are 25 close contacts of positive cases currently in active quarantine. San Juan Island There are six new cases since the last report on San Juan Island. Three of these  Continue Reading

More than a Thousand Appointments Available   From San Juan County As of Tuesday, more than 1,000 vaccine appointments were available for San Juan County’s upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands. Sign up at www.sanjuanco.com/1737/COVID-Vaccine-Info as soon as possible to ensure a spot. This is the best opportunity for islanders  Continue Reading

From San Juan County As of Tuesday, more than half of the 3,100 COVID vaccine registration slots for upcoming clinics were available.  San Juan County will be hosting three large clinics next week on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Islands. Registration is open until filled, and links to sign up are at www.sanjuanco.com/1737/COVID-Vaccine-Info. For months,  Continue Reading