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Pierce County health officials review five years since COVID‑19, urge sustained investment and tailored communication
Summary
Public health directors and the Washington Public Health Advisory Board (FAB) reviewed local COVID outcomes and proposed policies to strengthen preparedness, data systems and community-integrated response planning.
Nigel Turner, division director for disease prevention and management at the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, told the council on April 9 that the county’s COVID-19 response was unprecedented and highlighted both measurable outcomes and persistent challenges.
Turner said Pierce County recorded 1,789 deaths attributed to COVID‑19 and that the county and its partners distributed “over three-quarters of a million” test kits, hired more than 600 people to support the response, conducted millions of calls and texts to cases and contacts, and administered roughly 1.8 million vaccinations during the pandemic response.
Why it matters: County officials and the state advisory board used the five-year…
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