Hospitals struggle to handle the rapidly rising flood of people seriously ill with COVID-19, while state officials scramble for ways to increase hospital capacity.
Many hundreds of lives in Oregon and Washington would be saved this year if the public again embraced masks, University of Washington projections show.
Aug 2, 2021
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The VA hospital in Southwest Portland/VA Portland Health Care System
A small study by Oregon Health & Science University indicates that people between 70 and 82 have a less robust response to the virus than those 20 to 29.
Jul 22, 2021
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A critical care nurse at OHSU gets a COVID-19 vaccine/Josh Andersen/OHSU
Chiropractors, EMTs and others have poor vaccination rates, reigniting debate about whether COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory in the health care industry.