Scientists say unprepared immune cells appear to be responding to the coronavirus with a devastating release of chemicals, inflicting damage that may endure long after the threat has been eliminated.
Mar 4, 2021
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Pictured is a CDC scientist preparing a patient sample for testing.
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Federal rules around who can be told about the variant cases are so confusing that public health officials may merely know the county where a case has emerged.
With a population topping 4 million, the state would need to have just under 3 million people immune to the coronavirus to stop the virus from spreading.
Feb 24, 2021
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Dr. Paula Bednarek works at her computer in the Planned Parenthood Northeast Portland Health Center.
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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.
As with everything covid right now — testing, vaccinations and hospital capacity — ramping up contact tracing has become a race against time as new, more contagious variants of the virus threaten to accelerate transmission of the disease
Feb 10, 2021
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A microscopic photo shows the novel coronavirus emerging from cells.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Oregon Health & Science University told The Lund Report it has identified a case of the variant that first emerged in Britain, following earlier announcements by the state of three cases.
Fewer than 100 infections from the strain have been identified in the United States yet federal officials worry it could be the dominant form of the virus by March.
People who are obese face a high risk of complications from COVID-19 but experts hope that they'll be protected along with people who have diabetes or high blood pressure, for example.