A plan to put seniors after educators and school staff has drawn scrutiny among officials calling for the state to base its priority decisions on public health data.
A mental health professional, who remembers his own attempts to kill himself three decades ago, says he wouldn’t have survived the same experience today.
Health care providers struggle to boost the current vaccination pace and soon the state could have more than 1 million doses from the federal government.
Jan 8, 2021
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Gov. Kate Brown said that the state is making progress in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but she cautioned against Oregonians letting down their guard.
The voter-approved hike of $2 per pack raises the state tax to $3.33 a pack, making smoking a far costlier proposition for the 480,000 Oregon adults who smoke.
Dec 28, 2020
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