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During Pandemic, Telemedicine Abortions Become Crucial Resource

Since 2016, Oregon women have had the option to end their early pregnancies at home with an abortion through TelAbortion, a telemedicine program that allows women to bypass in-person visits.

Feb 20, 2021

Gov. Kate Brown. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Vaccine Rollout Sticks To Eligibility Schedule Amid Winter Storms

Gov. Kate Brown next week is to announce vaccination plans for more population groups, possibly including hundreds of thousands of front-line workers.

Feb 19, 2021
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Oregon Sets Minimum Charity Care Levels For Hospitals

Other states have set minimums for hospital groups but Oregon is the first to set levels for individual hospitals, which have profited from the expansion of Medicaid.

Feb 17, 2021
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Vaccine Delays Mount After Severe Weather Wallops Oregon and Midwest

Snowstorms elsewhere postpone weekly shipment of Moderna vaccine to Oregon though Pfizer vaccine doses for the week did arrive.

Feb 17, 2021
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Elderly Oregonians Upbeat About COVID-19 Pharmacy Vaccinations

The federal government sent roughly 12,000 vaccine doses to more than 120 Costco, Health Mart, Safeway and Albertsons pharmacies in 27 of Oregon’s 36 counties last week as part of the initial phase of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program.

Feb 17, 2021

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The ACA Marketplace Is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Uninsured residents in Oregon and any of the other 35 states that use the federal healthcare.gov platform, which is the only way to obtain subsidies, can enroll in plans through May 15.

Feb 16, 2021

Amayah and Yara Perez-Da Silva will finish the year in distance learning out of concern for their grandfather and Yara, who has asthma. /Courtesy of Karen Perez Da Silva

Families Face Deadline To Decide: Stay Home Or Go Back To Class

Some school districts have already started sending students back into the classroom, while others have laid out reopening plans and are surveying families.

Feb 15, 2021

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Can Pfizer and Moderna End the Pandemic by Sharing Their Vaccine Designs? It’s Not that Simple

Social media posts say that Pfizer and Moderna are inadvertently hurting the public by not sharing their technology with other pharmaceutical companies to help speed up the manufacturing process and distribution.

Feb 15, 2021

Portland-area health systems have set up a mass vaccination site at the Oregon Convention Center/OHSU

Virus Thwarts Vaccine In Four 'Breakthrough' Cases As Oregon Ramps Up Vaccine Drive

In these cases, a person tests positive for COVID-19 at least two weeks after they received the second of the required two doses.

Feb 12, 2021
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Lack of Covid Data on People with Intellectual Disabilities ‘Comes With a Body Count’

Early studies have shown that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a higher likelihood of dying from the virus than those without disabilities, likely because of a higher prevalence of preexisting conditions.

Feb 12, 2021

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