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Today on the show Marco Lowe, Professor at Seattle University\\u2019s Institute for Public Service, joins Crystal to get in to kids returning to school this fall without having had a Covid vaccine, the impact of the Pfizer vaccine being approved by the FDA, the Supreme Court striking down the federal eviction moratorium, the incredibly slow pace of rental aid being distributed in King County, the arrival of Afghan refugees in Washington State (and how you can help welcome them!), and the tragic rise in gun violence in our area - including a shooting between a 14 and 17 year old.

As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com.

Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today\\u2019s co-host, Marco Lowe, at @MarcoLowe. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.

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Resources

\\u201cBecause of COVID surge, packed TRi-Cities hospitals turning ambulances away\\u201d by Annette Cary of the Tri-City Herald, as printed in The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/because-of-covid-surge-packed-tri-cities-hospitals-turning-ambulances-away/\\xa0

\\u201cPediatricians besieged by parents seeking COVID vaccines for kids under 12\\u201d by Ariana Eunjung Cha and Frances Stead Sellers from The Washington Post, as printed in The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/pediatricians-besieged-by-parents-seeking-covid-vaccines-for-kids-under-12/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\\xa0

\\u201cCOVID-19 vaccinations increase in Washington following mandates spike in cases\\u201d by Drew Mikkelsen from King 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/covid-19-vaccinations-increase-in-washington/281-1af4cc43-2d7f-4e77-a2fd-0fad28d0c4f3\\xa0

\\u201cAs The Coronavirus Surges in Florida, Some Vaccine Skeptics Change Their Minds\\u201d from the Associated Press and NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/17/1028538495/florida-covid-vaccinations-skeptics-shots-changing-minds\\xa0

\\u201cThe Supreme Court Will Allow Evictions to Resume. It Could Affect Millions Of Tenants\\u201d by Krishnadev Calamur and Chris Arnold from NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1024668578/court-blocks-biden-cdc-evictions-moratorium\\xa0

\\u201cKing County rent relief still slow to reach tenants\\u201d by David Kroman from Crosscut: https://crosscut.com/news/2021/08/king-county-rent-relief-still-slow-reach-tenants\\xa0

\\u201cFederal rental assistance dollars can prevent evictions - if you can navigate the process\\u201d by Paige Browning and Joshua McNichols from KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/stories/federal-rental-assistance-dollars-can-prevent-evictions-if-you-can-navigate-the-process-aef7\\xa0

\\u201cAgencies Scramble To Resettle Afghan Refugees In The Seattle Area\\u201d by Martin Kaste from NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/24/1030561811/agencies-scramble-to-resettle-afghan-refugees-in-the-seattle-area\\xa0

\\u201cWashington is poised to accept a wave of Afghan refugees. How will they be received?\\u201d by Naomi Ishisaka from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-is-poised-to-accept-a-wave-of-afghan-refugees-how-will-they-be-received/\\xa0

\\u201cWashington Organizations Are Resettling Afghan Refugees, Here\\u2019s How You Can Help\\u201d by Mark Van Streefkerk from The South Seattle Emerald: https://southseattleemerald.com/2021/08/24/washington-organizations-are-resettling-afghan-refugees-heres-how-you-can-help/\\xa0

Living Well Kent: https://livingwellkent.org/index.html\\xa0

\\u201c17-year-old critically wounded, 14-year-old in custody after gunfire outside Seattle middle school\\u201d by Mike Carter from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/14-year-old-in-critical-condition-teen-in-custody-after-gunfire-erupts-outside-seattle-middle-school/\\xa0

\\u201cSeattle police investigate 3 shootings, including killing of man in Belltown\\u201d by Christine Clarridge from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/man-50-fatally-shot-in-seattles-belltown-neighborhood-early-thursday/\\xa0

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