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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>The Durkan Digest: Sign Up TODAY for a Vaccination Appointment<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>Also in this edition: Adding your name to our notification list <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 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style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><img width=580 height=124 style='width:6.0416in;height:1.2916in' id="_x0000_i1051" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2019/05/2597074/2703318/standard-title-03_crop.png" alt="Durkan Digest Standard Header"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=row-2-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=main-body-1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:22.5pt 22.5pt 22.5pt 22.5pt'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><strong><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>All currently eligible residents can <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Zvcm1zLm9mZmljZS5jb20vUGFnZXMvUmVzcG9uc2VQYWdlLmFzcHg_aWQ9UlI3bWVPdHJDVUNQbVRXZGkxVDBHMm9IWkIwUTFBWlBuMDhUMnpvQjNjbFVPVlJIUWxkUU5sTTJXRE00T1VkQk4wczNSRUUxTVVjM1N5NHUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.-AvAGFIPKqIAkkVjd-vEpoQhNlG-JQY4REuHv07JupA/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>register</span></a> for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment at one of the City’s three fixed sites.</span></u></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> If you or someone you know is currently Washington State <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kb2gud2EuZ292L1BvcnRhbHMvMS9Eb2N1bWVudHMvMTYwMC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy9WYWNjaW5hdGlvblBoYXNlc0luZm9ncmFwaGljLnBkZj91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.Ge46qwSKKjA4buIcQ97_YH8INyarVvbXXcQMJfCGq0o/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Department of Health eligible</span></a>, sign up for our <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Zvcm1zLm9mZmljZS5jb20vUGFnZXMvUmVzcG9uc2VQYWdlLmFzcHg_aWQ9UlI3bWVPdHJDVUNQbVRXZGkxVDBHMm9IWkIwUTFBWlBuMDhUMnpvQjNjbFVPVlJIUWxkUU5sTTJXRE00T1VkQk4wczNSRUUxTVVjM1N5NHUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.CHt2enctK_LjqVhpOM4OGgKTSZ3Cks4mX765V2fy1_I/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>notification list</span></a>, and we’ll send you an email as soon as appointments become available at West Seattle, Rainier Beach, or the Lumen Field Event Center. <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Slots are available as soon as early next week. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Zvcm1zLm9mZmljZS5jb20vUGFnZXMvUmVzcG9uc2VQYWdlLmFzcHg_aWQ9UlI3bWVPdHJDVUNQbVRXZGkxVDBHMm9IWkIwUTFBWlBuMDhUMnpvQjNjbFVPVlJIUWxkUU5sTTJXRE00T1VkQk4wczNSRUUxTVVjM1N5NHUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.3AUGPKf48upctYMy86Tpeo0B_juhj-CVj5AQTM0nxc4/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:#0047BA;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=540 height=406 style='width:5.625in;height:4.2333in' id="_x0000_i1050" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2021/03/4250698/3451919/03-12-21-lumen-center_crop.jfif" alt="Lumen Field Event Center mass vaccination site"></span></a><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=gdcaption align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Click the photo to sign up to recieve notifications for vaccine appointments at City sites, like Lumen Field Event Center<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>While our sites in West Seattle and Rainier Beach are primarily serving BIPOC residents referred through community based organizations, some appointments may become available weekly. Appointments at the Lumen Field Event Center will be available to eligible members of the public on a weekly basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Governor Inslee also announced that on March 17, more individuals will become eligible for vaccinations. Soon, those in Phase 1B, Tier 2 of the state’s eligibility timeline will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccination. We have also made the notification list available to individuals who are expected to be eligible next week. <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Add your name to our <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Zvcm1zLm9mZmljZS5jb20vUGFnZXMvUmVzcG9uc2VQYWdlLmFzcHg_aWQ9UlI3bWVPdHJDVUNQbVRXZGkxVDBHMm9IWkIwUTFBWlBuMDhUMnpvQjNjbFVPVlJIUWxkUU5sTTJXRE00T1VkQk4wczNSRUUxTVVjM1N5NHUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.85w47Dqnr5iWo-XKcRy87fdDsmVuhvpZ5lJf4mU_gKI/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>notification list</span></a> now to be notified when appointments become available. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Vaccinating a city is the challenge of a lifetime. We all need to do our part to fight this public health crisis. If you are eligible, get a vaccine. If you are not yet on the timeline, share this information with your eligible family, friends, and neighbors. Seattle, we have to work together. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>To help with the vaccine effort, the City’s Customer Service Bureau is available at 206-684-2489 from Monday through Saturday, between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. to assist eligible residents in filling out the notification list. In-language assistance is available over the phone. Sound Transit has also announced <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zb3VuZHRyYW5zaXQub3JnL2Jsb2cvcGxhdGZvcm0vZ2V0dGluZy1jb3ZpZC0xOS12YWNjaW5lLXJpZGUtbGluay1mcmVlLXRvLXlvdXItYXBwb2ludG1lbnQ_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.p7CdiR9XlTbozR4cGS07t8rlvbhI7SY0uM5L6Rp8cuQ/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>free transit to appointments</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hope is on the horizon, but in the meantime – even those who are vaccinated – we much continue following public health guidance. This means to continue wearing masks and practicing physical distancing. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sign up for your appointment today, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><img border=0 width=267 height=96 style='width:2.7833in;height:1.0in' id="_x0000_i1049" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2020/03/3191175/jad-signatures_original.gif" alt="Mayor Jenny Durkan's Signature"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mayor Durkan Urges Older Adults to Get Vaccinated <o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Following her announcement that the Lumen Field Event Center will open for its first day of operations this Saturday, March 13, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan urged all eligible members of the public to sign up for <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.GupCwk6KkmLUHrIKXViuOxJilM4NvuJfWaAVWGN3eLY/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>the City’s vaccination notification list</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In West Seattle and South Seattle, only 64.8% of individuals who are 75 and older have received their first dose and 67% of individuals in Central Seattle who are 65 and older have received their vaccinations. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In particular, the Mayor urges members of the public who are 65 or older and have not yet been vaccinated to sign up for the notification list. According to <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5raW5nY291bnR5Lmdvdi9kZXB0cy9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtMTkvZGF0YS92YWNjaW5hdGlvbi5hc3B4P3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.WB7IbcCoOA04-_ixau0vFuA5KszA6e_GLmkUXcd0RHY/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>data from Public Health – Seattle & King County</span></a>, a significant percentage of older adults in the Seattle area have not yet received their first dose of the vaccine. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><img border=0 width=540 height=241 style='width:5.625in;height:2.5083in' id="_x0000_i1048" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2021/03/4250716/03-12-21-kc-vaccine-map_original.png" alt="Map of vaccinated population within King County"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2R1cmthbi5zZWF0dGxlLmdvdi8yMDIxLzAzL21heW9yLWR1cmthbi11cmdlcy1vbGRlci1hZHVsdHMtdG8tZ2V0LXZhY2NpbmF0ZWQtYWxsLWN1cnJlbnRseS1lbGlnaWJsZS1yZXNpZGVudHMtY2FuLWltbWVkaWF0ZWx5LXNpZ24tdXAtZm9yLWFwcG9pbnRtZW50LW5vdGlmaWNhdGlvbi1saXN0Lz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.0XqiPyWsNedCbC5Mar9F_ZW7fx2tEeffy6efKRDAbtI/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span class=normaltextrun><span style='color:white;border:solid #003DA5 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#003DA5;text-decoration:none'>Read more</span></span></a><span class=eop> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></h3><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mayor Durkan Statement on House Passage of the American Rescue Plan <o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued the following statement after the passage of the American Rescue Plan in the House: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>“Help is on the way for Seattle residents and small businesses. This relief package proposed by President Biden recognizes the ever growing the impact this pandemic has had upon our communities and small businesses. The American Rescue Plan targets relief to cities and states that have for months been standing up new programs, and policies to address the deepening needs of the American people one year into this pandemic and economic crisis. This once in a generation bill would not have been possible without the leadership of President Biden, Sen. Murray, Sen. Cantwell, Rep. Jayapal and Rep. Smith. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2R1cmthbi5zZWF0dGxlLmdvdi8yMDIxLzAzL21heW9yLWR1cmthbi1zdGF0ZW1lbnQtb24taG91c2UtcGFzc2FnZS1vZi10aGUtYW1lcmljYW4tcmVzY3VlLXBsYW4vP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.1Who40t3oDwyKadfWEw6Z8266ZubJmVmfKBEmzkmrGY/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #003DA5 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#003DA5;text-decoration:none'>Read more</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><img border=0 width=540 height=30 style='width:5.625in;height:.3083in' id="_x0000_i1047" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2019/07/2677731/2744629/spacer-09_crop.png" alt=Spacer></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Inslee announces statewide move to Phase 3 of recovery plan, return to spectator events and *Phase 1B, Tier 2 vaccine eligibility <o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery will be transitioning from a regional approach to a county-by-county evaluation process. The governor also announced a new third phase of the Roadmap and a return for in-person spectators for professional and high school sports. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Effective March 22, the entire state will enter Phase 3. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21lZGl1bS5jb20vd2Fnb3Zlcm5vci9pbnNsZWUtYW5ub3VuY2VzLXN0YXRld2lkZS1tb3ZlLXRvLXBoYXNlLTMtb2YtcmVjb3ZlcnktcGxhbi1yZXR1cm4tdG8tc3BlY3RhdG9yLWV2ZW50cy1hbmQtdGllci0yLTRhNTMwMDBmMjcyND91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.2tqx1yD2cMA8wzLFaADxaWYJxAQPLJBzt7tnSEA2hWE/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #003DA5 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#003DA5;text-decoration:none'>Read more</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3></div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>WEEKEND READ: New York Times: Seattle’s Virus Success Shows What Could Have Been <o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 width=540 height=334 style='width:5.625in;height:3.4833in' id="_x0000_i1046" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2021/03/4250723/3451920/03-12-21-nyt-header_crop.png" alt="Photo of Seattle residents outside during the COVID-19 pandemic"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>By Mike Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Seattle area once had more coronavirus deaths than anywhere else in the United States. A year later, the region’s deaths per capita are lower than any other large metropolitan area.</span></em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>One year after the pandemic became official, Seattle’s success illustrates the value of unified and timely strategies for fighting the coronavirus.</span></em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Facing the nation’s first widespread <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZS8yMDIxLzAzLzExL3VzL2NvdmlkLW9uZS15ZWFyLWluLXJldmlldy5odG1sP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.EjHmEG8U91RRlWo31RLdHu_7-ZgkUdEvObJtaCN_9Yg/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>coronavirus</span></a> outbreak, some of Washington State’s top leaders quietly gathered on a Sunday morning last March for an urgent strategy session. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The virus had been rampaging through a nursing home in the Seattle suburbs. By the time the meeting began, the region had recorded most of the nation’s first 19 deaths. New cases were surfacing by the hour. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As the meeting’s presentation got to the fifth slide, the room grew somber. The numbers showed a variety of potential outcomes, but almost every scenario was a blue line pointing exponentially upward. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>“My God, what on earth is going to happen here?” the King County executive, Dow Constantine, said he was thinking as those in the room, increasingly uneasy about meeting in person, left the pastries untouched. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>That gathering, three days before <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTMuMzY5MjcyNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDIwLzAzLzExL2hlYWx0aC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1wYW5kZW1pYy13aG8uaHRtbD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.6U7G6_oG1y4S0hxaEWgYN0qxCwECQO-ZypFaqEJ-nsc/s/1205702866/br/99877250261-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>the World Health Organization declared a pandemic</span></a> last March 11, set off a rush to contain the virus that included some of the country’s earliest orders to cancel large events, shutter restaurants and close schools, all in the hope that the dire possibilities in front of them would not come to pass. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a 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