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What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Washington Wednesday

Vaccination campaign considered crucial to holding Tokyo Olympics begins. What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Washington Wednesday.

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Washington fund aims to boost COVID-19 vaccine equity in BIPOC, rural communities

Washington state leaders announced a new fund aimed at improving access to the COVID-19 vaccine in communities disproportionately impacted by the virus.

The Vaccine Equity Fund, which will be led by All In WA, will help create mobile vaccine teams and send funds to community-based organizations that can conduct linguistically and culturally-specific vaccine education and outreach as well as operate pop-up clinics.

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How to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Washington

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released an online portal to check your eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. Use the Phase Finder tool to input personal information like age, health conditions and essential worker status to determine if it's your turn.

As of Jan. 18, Washington is vaccinating people in Phase 1A and the first tier of Phase 1B. That includes:

  • High-risk health care workers and first responders
  • Long-term care residents
  • People 65 years old and older
  • People 50 years old and older in multigenerational households

If you are eligible, find a list of vaccine providers on the DOH website and information on how to make an appointment.

LIST: Mass COVID-19 vaccine sites in western Washington

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