Lessons From Oregon’s July COVID-19 Breakthrough Report
Few breakthrough cases led to death, and the unvaccinated are six times more likely to catch COVID-19.
Erin Ross
Gov. Brown Defends Plan To Lift Mask Mandate
Although masks do provide some protection to the wearer, they are much better at preventing someone from spreading disease than they are at preventing someone from contracting it.
Why You Can't Test Your Way To A COVID-Safe Thanksgiving
Testing centers are facing an overload of demand, and even if people get a negative test, that doesn't mean they won't carry the virus home to their families.
State Sets Record Number Of COVID-19 Cases
More than 450 new cases of COVID-19 were seen in Oregon on Friday, the highest single-day total since the pandemic began.
Is Indoor Dining Safe? Oregon Doesn't Have The Data
Unlike those in other states and countries besieged by the coronavirus pandemic, Oregon’s indoor eating and drinking establishments don’t appear to be risky places to catch COVID-19.
OHSU To Re-Design COVID-19 Study After Complaints Of Racial Bias
The change follows complaints by communities of color that the project was flawed by racial biases.
OHSU's COVID-19 Study Accused Of Racial Bias
Charges of racial bias in the design of an Oregon study of COVID-19’s spread are raising questions about whether it will do anything to help Black and Latino communities, which have been among those hardest hit by the pandemic.
Testing Limitations May Conceal Coronavirus Spread In Oregon
Until Saturday morning, Oregon’s number of cases of novel coronavirus had held steady at three. But that didn’t mean the virus had stopped spreading. The Oregon Health Authority announced four new cases Saturday morning, more than doubling the state total.
