Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, November 9: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world

In an attempt to get the vaccination mandate for private employers back on track after it was stopped by a federal court, the Biden government said the mandate is a life and death matter. Freezing the mandate would only prolong the pandemic and result in the loss of more lives, the government said in its complaint in response to the court-ordered pause.

Meanwhile, health officials in Japan reported no COVID-19 deaths on Sunday for the first time in 15 months. As COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the country, officials have eased entry restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign students, employees and business travelers.

We update this page with the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the Seattle area, the US and the world. Click here to see the live updates from the past few days and all of our other coronavirus coverage, and here to see how we are tracking the daily spread in Washington.

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All adults may soon be eligible for a COVID-19 booster vaccination. Pfizer is expected to seek and obtain state approval for its booster to be widely used, according to officials familiar with the situation. Public health experts didn’t see this as necessary a few months ago, but more recent data changes the picture. See if you already qualify for a booster.

Hundreds of Seattle’s youngest students got their first dose of vaccine yesterday while their families clapped and cheered. Doses run out quickly at school vaccination events across the region, but more clinics are planned. Here’s how to find them and more tips on finding recordings for kids.

Study of groundbreaking infections by a Redmond startup found that patients who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have a greater chance of being hospitalized than those who received other vaccines. Truveta has consolidated its data from 20 health systems in 42 states.

Richard Soliz nearly died of COVID in Seattle. Then he returned to Harbourview Medical Center to apologize to the staff for not having been vaccinated and said, “Everything could have been avoided.”

Only a third of pregnant women are vaccinated against COVID-19, but they are particularly susceptible to it, experts say. These questions and answers describe what pregnant people should know.

A legislator who is sick with COVID had to miss his anti-vaccine rally.

—Kris Higginson

Seattle Times staff and news services

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