COVID-19

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With Cases Slowing, Multnomah County Comes Off COVID-19 Watch List

“This is good news, but we have a ways to go yet to meet the school reopening metrics,” says Dr. Jennifer Vines, Multnomah County health officer.

Aug 28, 2020

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Frank and Leslie Cutitta outside their home in Wayland, Massachusetts./Jesse Costa/WBUR

Another COVID Mystery: Patients Survive Ventilator, But Linger in a Coma

Doctors studying this phenomenon are concerned that medical teams are not waiting long enough for these patients to wake up.

Aug 27, 2020

Rather Than Give Away Its COVID Vaccine, Oxford Makes a Deal With Drugmaker

Oxford University has signed an exclusive deal with AstraZeneca that gives the pharmaceutical giant sole rights with no guarantee of low prices.

Aug 25, 2020

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

Gov. Brown: COVID-19 Cases Have To Drop For Classes To Reopen

The state could face more restrictions if communities do not quell infection rates.

Aug 21, 2020

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Firefighter managers held a virtual community meeting for the Bighorn Fire in June./Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service

COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season

A study published this month concluded that COVID outbreaks “could be a serious threat to the firefighting mission” and urged vigilant social distancing and screening measures in the camps.

Aug 20, 2020

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Beaverton Memory Care Facility Sees Outbreak Of 28 COVID-19 Cases

The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday evening said 12 of Murray Highland’s 20 residents were transferred this weekend to other facilities.

Aug 17, 2020

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Oregon Scientists Find Higher Prevalence Of Viral Spread Than Expected

Aug 14, 2020

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Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’

Aug 12, 2020

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in North Portland.

Kaiser Permanente In Portland Joins COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

The nonprofit will be testing a new drug developed by Pfizer and BioNTech that produced a strong immune response in early trials.

Aug 12, 2020

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Oregon Health & Science University staff collect samples of 600 people a day at two mobile testing sites in the Portland area. | OHSU

Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study

During the next two months, vaccine makers hope to recruit 60,000 Americans, including in Oregon, to roll up their sleeves to test two vaccines.

Aug 10, 2020