![Monkeypox spreads through prolonged direct contact or large droplets, meaning it is not as transmissible as COVID-19.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-23-16.10.13-600x900.jpg)
Cougar Health Services offers monkeypox resources
FRANKIE BEER, Evergreen news editor
• August 22, 2022
![Bob Lutz, member of the Washington State Department of Health, said public health officials can reach out to skeptical communities by connecting with trusted allies of those communities to communicate correct and crucial information about the COVID-19 vaccine.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-12.04.04-PM-900x507.png)
Foley event discusses COVID-19 vaccine issues
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen roots editor
• February 10, 2021
![The county will distribute the vaccinations in phases, starting with Phase 1a. This includes high-risk workers and first responders, as well as those who work and reside in long-term care facilities.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Covid-19Vaccine_3056-900x600.jpg)
COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Whitman County
ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief
• December 17, 2020
![One Health Diagnostics is testing human samples for COVID-19. The lab currently tests 300 samples a day.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WSU-OHD-test-example-900x616.jpg)
WSU lab tests human samples for COVID-19
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
• July 22, 2020
![Whitman County will remain in Phase 3 indefinitely.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/phase_map-900x598.png)
Statewide pause to Phase 4 transition will not change much for Whitman County
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
• July 3, 2020
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