A few older drugs show promise as COVID-fighters, but some scientists say the pharmaceutical industry has shown little interest in testing them when it can earn billions from mediocre new ones.
Apr 19, 2022
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Some companies set up outdoor seating to maintain business during the pandemic, like the Bijou Cafe in downtown Portland. Others, citing harm to their business, didn't follow the state mask mandate and were fined.
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Portlnd International Airport has decided not to enforce a federal mask mandate in the wake of a federal court ruling in Florida, though the Centers for Disease Control still recommends them during transit.
Apr 19, 2022
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Dr. Jennifer Vines, health officer of Multnomah County, shown discussing an uptick in HIV infections earlier in the pandemic.
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A report that relied on death data from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland found the rural Oregon county had the highest COVID death rate on the West Coast.
Oregon Health Authority officials say vaccine supplies are ample for the next phase of vaccinations.
Mar 31, 2022
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BRANDIE KURTZ OF WRENS, GEORGIA, SAID HER SON WYLIE JAMES PRESCOTT HAD TO WAIT MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER HIS AUTISM DIAGNOSIS TO BEGIN BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, EVEN THOUGH RESEARCH SHOWS EARLY TREATMENT OF AUTISM CAN BE CRUCIAL FOR CHILDREN’S LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT./BRANDIE KURTZ/KHN
A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the failure of Two Rivers Correctional Institution to enforce its own staff mask policy is unconstitutional, amounting to "deliberate indifference" toward a substantial risk for the people imprisoned there.
Mar 24, 2022
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Oregon’s public health administrators work in Northeast Portland./Oregon Health Authority via Oregon Capital Chronicle