COVID-19

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Pharmacies In Costco, Albertsons, Health Mart Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines

The pharmacies can start vaccinating Feb. 11 for those who qualify -- which will include people 80 and over but don't expect any one place to have a big stock.

Feb 3, 2021

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Oregon Requires Health Insurers To Cover COVID-19 Vaccination Costs

Patients are not charged for the vaccine or the provider’s cost of administering it whether they have commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or no insurance at all.

Feb 2, 2021

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Multnomah County COVID-19 Outbreak Sickens 81 Inmates

Conditions in the jail make it very challenging to stop the virus. Inmates have been given basic cloth masks to wear, and haven’t been vaccinated yet.

Feb 2, 2021

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The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. | COURTESY OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Oregon Advisory Committee Submits Plan For Next Groups To Be Vaccinated

The group recommended that adults 65 and under with underlying health conditions, frontline essential workers, people 16 years and older in custody and those living in low income and senior housing.

Jan 31, 2021

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Gov. Kate Brown | BRADLEY PARKS/OPB

Brown Backtracks On Decision To Shield COVID-19 Details

The governor told the Oregon Health Authority it could release the information weekly but the agency said it will stick to daily reporting.

Jan 31, 2021

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Oregon Health & Science University is running a mass vaccination site at PDX airport. | OHSU

Oregon Redistributes Vaccine, Loosens Restrictions

The reallocation comes at a time when cases and hospitalizations are down but the need for vaccines is more urgent than ever with the presence of new variants in the United States.

Jan 29, 2021

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Four Portland hospitals are running a mass vaccination clinic at the Oregon Convention Center. | OHSU

Oregon's Looming Challenge: Vaccinating Essential Workers

A union official tells lawmakers that these workers must not be made to wait in line for hours because they can’t afford to miss a day of pay.

Jan 27, 2021
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Oregon Health & Science University's sprawling west side campus. | AARON BIELECK/OHSU

OHSU’s Pandemic Economic Woes Largely Over

The institution also said in a presentation prepared for its board that it is moving toward “making OHSU an anti-racist organization.”

Jan 27, 2021
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Gov. Kate Brown has faced blistering criticism over the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. | ABIGAIL DOLLINS/SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL

Oregon Stops Sharing COVID-19 Death Details

The Oregon Health Authority said it lacks the personnel to continue releasing details but the decision means it will be impossible to track the effect of the governor's decision to delay the vaccination of seniors.

Jan 27, 2021

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Most of Oregon At ‘Extreme Risk’ Of COVID-19 Spread, State Says, But Restrictions Ease Slightly

New guidelines, to go into effect Jan. 29 through Feb. 11, will allow gyms and theaters to open to a limited number customers in places, but the easing will not apply to indoor dining, which will remain banned in counties with the highest risk level.

Jan 26, 2021