![]() Washington state broke its previous record of hospitalizations due to COVID this week, Inslee said. It has not been adequate to the task at hand," Inslee added. "We are well past the point where testing is enough to keep people safe. "This is the right thing to do to save lives in the state of Washington," he said. Without the requirement for vaccinations, the governor added, people will continue to be susceptible to new variants of COVID-19. The more people that are vaccinated, Inslee said, the closer Washington will come to stopping the transmission of the virus. "Those are the people we love and we care for and it is heart-wrenching to see," he said. "More than 95 percent of the COVID hospitalizations we see today are among the unvaccinated," Inslee said. ![]() New cases of COVID-19 are largely due to people who have not been vaccinated against the disease. The governor added: "169 million Americans already know this is true." The vaccines are a double miracle, he added, by saving tens of thousands of lives in Washington and by having "minimal side effects." "These vaccines are incredibly effective. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Washington hit 517,214 Wednesday, with 6,269 deaths due to the coronavirus and 28,979 Washingtonians hospitalized due to the disease. The new requirement, which also included an expansion of the statewide mask mandate that requires all people in indoor public spaces to wear masks regardless of vaccination status, was prompted by the rapid spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. "This is a legally binding document," Inslee said of his order that requires all K-12 employees, as well as those working in childcare, early learning, and higher education, to get vaccinated. Those who do not get vaccinations can be fired, he added. The requirement includes teachers, bus drivers, coaches, school staff, custodians, school volunteers, and others who work in school facilities. Inslee announced the requirement at a press conference Wednesday. ![]() Brian Jay Inslee ordered school employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. ![]()
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