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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

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Oregon's vaccine campaign will open to everyone on May 1 following a federal order./Oregon Health & Science University

Obeying Federal Order, Oregon Will Open Vaccine To All On May 1 

But the general population may still face delays, as Oregon officials plan to keep allocating doses in a targeted way to reach vulnerable groups.

Mar 17, 2021

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Psilocybin Measure Advances With Board Appointments

Gov. Kate Brown names a new 17-member advisory board to implement a regulatory structure for voter-backed Measure 109.

Mar 17, 2021

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Oregon Bill Would Expand Medicaid Coverage To Undocumented Adults

Gov. Kate Brown supports a pilot project to spend $10 million on coverage to 2,000 adults, building on a program that now covers undocumented children in the state.

Mar 16, 2021
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

Medical Techs End Strike At St. Charles Health System

Wages and open/closed shop are top issues as workers, management plan intensive bargaining to reach contract agreement by the end of March.

Mar 16, 2021
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Brown Praises Biden’s Vaccine Timeline, But Won’t Commit To It

She says federal vaccine deliveries must increase to meet the president's goal of opening vaccination to all adults on May 1.

Mar 12, 2021
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Oregon Lawmakers Hope To Better Protect Seniors In Long-Term Care

A bill in the Oregon Legislature would create an advisory group to suggest ways the facilities, which have suffered the majority of deaths from COVID-19, could prepare for an outbreak.

Mar 10, 2021
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13 Oregon Counties Improve Their COVID-19 Risk Ranking

Mar 9, 2021

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PFC Juan Carlos Rojas administers COVID-19 vaccine to licensed massage therapist with Serenity Hospice Jason Mayberry at the state fairgrounds in Salem. | ABIGAIL DOLLINS/SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL

Oregon Lets Low-Income Health Centers Vaccinate Anyone

Seven federally qualified health centers can administer vaccines to patients even if they're not eligible to get vulnerable communities vaccinated sooner.

Mar 9, 2021
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