COVID-19

Tania M. Busch Isaksen
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Tania Busch Isaksen is Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS).

Marissa Baker
Faculty Member |
Dr. Marissa Baker is an associate professor in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). She also serves as deputy director of the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, housed at DEOHS. She is an affiliate faculty in the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at UW.

‘There’s no separating health equity from public health’
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Rita Colwell explores cholera and climate change in School of Public Health lecture
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Five years later, the COVID pandemic is still with us
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Q&A: UW-led research identifies migration, housing quality as risk factors in earthquake deaths
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Five years of COVID-19: How the pandemic altered the workforce
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Five years of COVID-19: What we have learned about SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic
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Seattle becomes first U.S. city to permanently require sick leave for delivery and app-based workers
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‘It’s a very difficult thing to pin down’: Did Covid-19 originate from a ‘lab leak’?
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Survey shows food insecurity remains high in Washington state
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Current status of COVID-19 in Washington
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Food insecurity persists in WA, just as emergency benefits expire
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SNAP cuts lead to warning of "hunger cliff"
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WA families struggle with hunger as federal food assistance expires
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The pandemic is supposed to be over. Why is Pierce County food insecurity still so high?
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Experts say tracking pathogens in sewage works, but needs sustained investment
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Sewage from planes is a key Covid tracking tool, reports say, as CDC talks to airlines about wastewater testing
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Bivalent booster protects against omicron mutations ahead of winter
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Space Needle sees the light on virus-fighting technology as it tests new devices in elevators
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How to keep from getting sick at work as offices drop COVID safety measures
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Great Korean BBQ and Yakiniku Restaurants in (and Around) Seattle
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Clearing the air is key to battling COVID; King County offers free filters, but more aid is needed
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Yes, wearing a mask can help protect you from getting COVID-19, even if others aren’t wearing them
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China’s ‘closed loop’ Olympics limited coronavirus, even with some head-scratching measures
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How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks
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How to ‘live with’ COVID: Epidemiologists share how they’re approaching living with the virus
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These scientists are fighting the pandemic with sewage
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A WA company sells masks with air holes. Health experts say they offer 'limited to no' benefit
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'We need to get people back into the office': Public officials take up Microsoft's push to reopen workplaces
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