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The Color of COVID: Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America’s Diversity?

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Blacks, Latinos, Asian Americans and those over 65, who, traditionally, have been less likely to be included in clinical trials.

Jul 27, 2020

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Patrick Allen is director of the Oregon Health Authority. | DAVE KILLEN/THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Oregon ‘On A Troubling Trajectory,’ OHA Director Warns

As deaths set a new record, state health officials warn of case spikes and testing backlogs, urging residents to reduce indoor gatherings.

Jul 24, 2020

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Gov. Kate Brown displaying a mask at a May 7, 2020 news conference. | SCREENGRAB VIA YOUTUBE/OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Mask Opponents Sue To Invalidate Brown's Mask Requirement

Jul 23, 2020

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Medical volunteers help with COVID-19 testing. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Delayed Test Results Make Efforts To Contain COVID 'Unworkable' In Oregon

Test shortages, delays in processing and demand from other states are undermining Oregon's efforts to stem the virus.

Jul 22, 2020

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Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread

Some researchers and physicians hope the century-old technology can be recruited yet again to help disinfect high-risk indoor settings.

Jul 22, 2020

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Gov. Kate Brown. | JAIME VALDEZ/PORTLAND TRIBUNE

Brown Announces New Restrictions Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases

The rollback includes a new requirement for face coverings in gyms and for children aged 5 and older, and a limit on large indoor gatherings to 100 people compared with 250 right now.

Jul 22, 2020

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Hard Hit Rural Oregon Counties Getting ‘Overwhelmed’ By Virus

With the COVID-19 pandemic entering its fifth month, virus hotspots have taken a marked leap in recent weeks from Oregon’s urban centers to rural reaches of the state where health officials are scrambling to keep up.

Jul 22, 2020
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The new testing site is at govstatus.egov.com/or-oha-covid-19-testing.

Oregon Offers Testing Tool At Time Of Rising Cases, Lag In Results

The site -- in both English and Spanish -- features an interactive map that allows users to locate nearby testing sites, with information about their requirements and services.

Jul 21, 2020

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An OHSU nurse conducts testing in Hillsboro. | OHSU

Some Oregonians Wait 2 Weeks For Coronavirus Test Results, Hindering Efforts To Slow Virus

The time lag is rendering contact tracing -- the system of tracking down all known contacts of the infected person to warn them to quarantine or get tested -- much less effective.

Jul 21, 2020

More Than Half Of Oregon Coronavirus Deaths Linked To Group Housing

The Oregon Health Authority is tracking active outbreaks in at least 30 of what the state calls “congregate care facilities,” while outbreaks at another 38 of these locations have been resolved.

Jul 20, 2020