COVID-19

SHUTTERSTOCK

Lawmakers Revise Budget But Cuts Not As Deep As Feared

Lawmakers who worked to plug the budget hole took a nip-and-tuck approach rather than slash and burn. Still, advocates are worried about behavioral health care funding.

Aug 10, 2020
Premium

Providence Milwaukie Hospital. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

Providence, SEIU Workers Gear Up For New Bargaining Session

The two sides meet again on Wednesday after two years of failing to reach an agreement. Wages remain the chief sticking point.

Aug 10, 2020
Premium

A Portland bar./Lynne Terry/The Lund Report

Is Indoor Dining Safe? Oregon Doesn't Have The Data

Unlike those in other states and countries besieged by the coronavirus pandemic, Oregon’s indoor eating and drinking establishments don’t appear to be risky places to catch COVID-19.

Aug 10, 2020

Shutterstok

America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine

Vaccines engineered to protect the public from various diseases like influenza, hepatitis B and rabies can be less effective in obese adults than in the general population.

Aug 7, 2020

Lisa Ferguson (in the front in this June photo) manages Multnomah County's COVID-19 disease detection team./Courtesy of Multnomah County

State’s Reopening Plan Falters On Weak Links

Gov. Kate Brown's prevention strategy to prevent community spread has proven ineffective amid testing delays and some residents’ unwillingness to cooperate with investigators.

Aug 5, 2020
Premium

Dr. Anthony Fauci has led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for decades./National Institutes of Health

Fauci Unfazed as Scientists Rely on Unproven Methods to Create COVID Vaccines

Aug 3, 2020

SHUTTERSTOCK

Multnomah County Far From Opening Classrooms

Younger people increasingly are contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in the county, with testing delays hampering contact-tracing efforts.

Aug 3, 2020

Oregon State University went door to door in Hermiston for a coronavirus study./OSU

OSU Estimates 17% Of Hermiston Residents Infected With Coronavirus

Gov. Kate Brown pushed Umatilla County to stay-at-home status after learning of a study by Oregon State University.

Aug 1, 2020

Gov. Kate Brown. | JAIME VALDEZ/PORTLAND TRIBUNE

Oregon Students May Not Return To Classrooms With Surge In infections

If Oregon sees 30 or more coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents over seven days, no public school students will be allowed to reenter classrooms, Gov. Kate Brown said.

Jul 28, 2020