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Health officer warns of funding pressures, reports COVID impacts on local nursing homes
Summary
Health Officer Mark Larson, M.D., told commissioners he will attend the Vaccine Advisory Committee meeting, described decreased vaccine funding and insurance coverage impacts, reported ongoing COVID cases affecting local nursing homes and said there are many ticks locally but no documented Lyme disease cases in Kittitas County.
Health Officer Mark Larson, M.D., updated the board on vaccine and infectious-disease issues during the June 24 study session.
Larson said he will attend the Vaccine Advisory Committee meeting later the week of the study session and described impacts from decreased funding and vaccine coverage by some insurance companies. He said the county is still seeing COVID cases and discussed the impacts of COVID on local nursing-home facilities. Larson added that although many ticks have been observed in the county, public health has not documented any local Lyme-disease cases.
Why it matters: Changes in vaccine funding and insurance coverage can affect local immunization programs and planning for congregate-care settings; ongoing COVID presence in nursing homes remains a concern for resident safety. Next steps: the health officer will attend the advisory meeting and relay relevant guidance back to the department and commissioners.
