Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, WA are part of an accelerated coronavirus vaccine testing program. The goal is to test between 100,000 and 150,000 people in this mass testing program. It is part of the White House’s national “Operation Warp Speed” to acquire a highly or moderately effective coronavirus vaccine within 12 months to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The peak of COVID-19 patients in Washington, D.C. is not yet reached. The state will likely enroll many people to the tests when a coronavirus vaccine is ready for mass testing. 

In the meantime local healthcare organizations in Seattle, WA are doing everything within their power to keep the coronavirus at bay. Reopening rules are updated frequently and local healthcare organizations have to adjust regularly to provide safe and high-quality care while waiting for a coronavirus vaccine. It is especially important for home health care agencies to have outstanding hygiene and protective measures in place because of the nature of their work. Health care workers are going from home to home to provide essential care to patients, while they have to prevent the spread of the virus from one house to another. 

Integrity Care and Staffing is a home health care agency in Seatle, WA that pulls out all the stops every day to do exactly that. Highly protective measures are in place to protect both their employees and patients alike. It is a real challenge to keep everyone optimally protected while keeping the same high standards of home care for their patients. Although it is though, Integrity Care and Staffing is up for the task and will keep its guard up as long as needed. It gives me peace of mind to see the effort and care they take for their employees and patients during these unprecedented times. I hope the researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, WA will fabricate an effective coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible. In the meantime, your colleagues from local home health care agencies like Integrity Care and Staffing have your back.