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V-Safe: How Everyday People Help the CDC Track Covid Vaccine Safety With Their Phones

More than 9 million people have enrolled in a program to share information about their health since getting the shot.

Sep 7, 2021

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Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations May Be Peaking, But It's A Long Way Down

Oregon’s hospitals are full and have been for several weeks. That isn’t going to change any time soon.

Sep 5, 2021

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IN THIS YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT, AN UNVACCINATED, COVID POSITIVE PATIENT LIES ON HER SIDE TO MAKE BREATHING EASIER IN AN AUG. 31, 2021 VIDEO PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM./PHOTO COURTESY OF OPB

Some Rural Oregon Health Care Workers And A Doctor Fuel Distrust In Vaccines

Distrust in government initiatives runs so deep that even some primary care providers may be advising eligible patients against getting the shots.

Sep 3, 2021

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Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage In Hospital Staffing Wars

Rural hospitals in areas of the U.S. where vaccination rates are already low are avoiding vaccine mandates for staff in order to attract workers.

Sep 2, 2021

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Oregon Receives Failing Grade For Its In-Prison Response To COVID-19

Oregon had one of the highest discrepancies between infection and death rates of prisoners versus its population, a report found.

Sep 2, 2021
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Health care workers at Providence Health wearing 3D printed face shields manufactured and donated by local makers. | COURTESY OF MAKERFORCE/PORTLAND 3D PRINTING LAB

Only One County In Eastern Oregon Has Received National Guard Support At Its Hospitals

In Eastern Oregon, only the Blue Mountain Hospital District in Grant County has received help since Gov. Kate Brown ordered the deployment of 1,500 troops.

Sep 2, 2021

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Malheur Leaders Say Vaccine Mandate Could Shut Down Schools, Ambulance Service

Local legislators say Gov. Kate Brown's mandates go too far, health workers and public employees to choose between a personal medical decision and their jobs.

Aug 31, 2021

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A TEAM FROM THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT ASANTE ROGUE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MEDFORD PREPARES TO INTUBATE A CRASHING COVID-19 PATIENT./MICHAEL BLUMHARDT/ASANTE

Delta Cutting ‘Like a Buzzsaw’ Through Oregon-California Border Counties

Unlike earlier COVID-19 waves, doctors say patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s and this wave is more severe than prior surges.

Aug 31, 2021

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Oregon Poison Center Reports Misuse Of Parasite Drug Linked To COVID Conspiracy

Despite federal warnings against using the drug ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19, the Oregon Poison Center is getting a lot of calls about it.

Aug 27, 2021

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Oregon Abandons Field Hospital Idea

The Lund Report learned that the state now is only seeking additional medical staff from the federal government, not a FEMA-backed field hospital.

Aug 26, 2021
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