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Oregon Lawmakers Consider Extending Tax Credits For Rural Providers

Rural providers receive $3,000 to $5,000 in income tax credits annually through the incentive program which is due to sunset in 2022.

Mar 22, 2021
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A health care worker unpacks the Pfizer vaccine at Oregon Health & Science University. | OHSU

The Case for Donating US COVID Vaccines Overseas

“We need to take care of the problem everywhere to be able to take care of it anywhere,” says Dr. Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

Mar 22, 2021

A patient recovered from COVID-19 donates convalescent blood plasma to help other patients./Michael B. Thomas for KHN

The Hype Has Faded, but Don’t Count Out Convalescent Plasma in COVID Battle

Though some have dismissed the treatment, others say some larger studies that have employed more calibrated doses in targeted groups of patients show promise.

Mar 22, 2021

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH

COVID-19 Infection At State Capitol Shuts Down House Floor Sessions

Meanwhile, a committee hears from county commissioners who lament the complexity and confusion in the vaccination rollout and public messaging.

Mar 22, 2021
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Nurses at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

The Double-Edged Sword Of Oregon's COVID-19 Success

The low case counts in Oregon and Washington are laudable, but they create an unusual position: The states may have a more difficult time achieving herd immunity to COVID-19.

Mar 22, 2021

Bill Would Open Up Dentistry In Oregon To New Profession

Dentists oppose the bill which would allow dental therapists to perform fillings and provide other routine care.

Mar 22, 2021
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Audrey Kuehl, a study coordinator at the Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon, inoculates Trish Malone with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. | JIM CRAVEN FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Oregon Accelerates Vaccine Expansion For May 1 Deadline

Migrant workers, frontline workers and multi-generational households are among the groups that will become eligible for vaccination sooner than expected.

Mar 19, 2021

OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU Physicians In Training Have A Union Contract

The contract aligns OHSU with other academic medical institutions on the West Coast and marks the third AFSCME bargaining unit at the university.

Mar 18, 2021
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Four Portland-area hospital system are running the Oregon Convention Center site while Salem Health is in charge of the fairgrounds in Salem. | OHSU

Searching For A COVID Vaccine In Portland? Try Salem Instead

Residents are finding it easier to drive to the Oregon State Fairgrounds and get vaccinated than to secure an appointment in Portland because of an uneven allocation of doses among counties.

Mar 18, 2021