COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus

Overview

This page contains resources to prevent, diagnose, and treat SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Testing

• COVID-19 testing, Washington State Department of Health (DOH).
• COVID-19 testing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Testing guidance for clinicians when SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses cocirculate, CDC.

Surveillance data

• Washington State, DOH.
• United States, CDC.

Vaccine

• Interim clinical considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines, CDC.
• Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccine, CDC.
• COVID-19 vaccine data systems, CDC.
• Respiratory Illness Guidance, DOH.
• Vaccine information statements in many languages, immunize.org.
• Vaccine locator, vaccines.gov.

Treatment

• Interim clinical considerations for COVID-19 treatment in outpatients, CDC.
• COVID-19 therapeutics, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
• Test to treat, ASPR.
• COVID-19 treatments, DOH.

Vaccine Access Programs

Childhood Vaccine Program

Provides free vaccines for everyone under 19 years old in Washington.

• Childhood Vaccine Program, DOH.
• Enrollment pack and program guide, DOH.
• Provider enrollment checklist, DOH.

Questions? Email WAChildhoodVaccines@doh.wa.gov

Adult Vaccine Program

Provides free vaccines for uninsured adults 19 years or older in Washington.

• Adult Vaccine Program, DOH.
• Provider enrollment, DOH.

Questions? Email WAAdultVaccines@doh.wa.gov.

Resources

For providers

• COVID-19, CDC.
• COVID-19 vaccination clinical and professional resources, CDC.
• Long COVID and post-COVID conditions, CDC.
• COVID-19, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I).
• COVID-19 workplace safety and health, L&I.

For facilities

• COVID-19 infection prevention in healthcare settings, DOH.

For patients

• Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, CDC.
• Respiratory Illness Guidance, DOH.
• Long COVID, DOH.
• Adult and children’s immunizations, Whatcom County Health and Community Services.

Questions?

Contact Whatcom County Health and Community Services at 360-778-6100

• 360-778-6100 Main Call Line – available M-F 8:30am to 4:30pm.
  • Afterhours Answering Service – available after 4:30pm and weekends, call 360-778-6100 and press 2 to be connected to the on-call manager or health officer.
• 360-778-6150 Communicable Disease Report Line – 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• 360-778-6103 Confidential Communicable Disease Fax – 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• 509 Girard Street, Bellingham WA 98225