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Pfizer CEO Pushes Yearly Shots For COVID. Not So Fast, Experts Say.

When Albert Bourla said all Americans will need a second booster shot, some experts saw his claim as self-serving.

Mar 22, 2022

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LISE HAMLIN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, EXPERIENCED FRUSTRATION OVER A LACK OF INTERPRETIVE SERVICES DURING A RECENT TELEHEALTH VISIT./ERIC HARKLEROAD/ KHN

Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities

Some people with disabilities have been left behind even as telemedicine, teleworking, rapid tests, virtual school, and vaccine drive-thrus have become part of most Americans’ pandemic routines.

Mar 15, 2022

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New CDC Guidelines On COVID Risk And Masking Send Confounding Signals

A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll indicates many Americans are worried about easing pandemic-era restrictions.

Mar 10, 2022

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The NFL Has Been Using An Unproven Measure To Get Players With Covid Back On The Field Fast

The National Football League in December quietly made a small but meaningful change to its rules for allowing players to return after testing positive for covid, one that hinges on an arcane and hotly debated measurement called a cycle threshold, or Ct value.

Mar 8, 2022

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J&J-Vaxxed, mRNA-Boosted, And Pondering A Third Shot

Nearly 17 million U.S. residents who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine now face a quandary: Should they get another shot?

Mar 1, 2022

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(LEFT TO RIGHT) DONOVAN CHA, MAR BRASSEA, AND VIDA HAMPSON WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE A MATH PROBLEM IN ERIC MARSH’S THIRD-GRADE CLASS AT PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY IN PORTLAND, FEB. 8, 2022. IN OREGON, AFTER MARCH 11, SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE FREE TO ADOPT THEIR OWN MASKING POLICIES./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

Oregon Joins Other West Coast States In Lifting School Mask Mandates On March 12

The governors of Oregon, Washington and California have announced masks will no longer be required in schools after Friday, March 11.

Mar 1, 2022

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State health officials are racing to win federal approval of Oregon Health Plan changes before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, shown at the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site, leaves office. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon Officials Wind Down COVID-19-Related Orders 

Oregon will end mask requirements on March 19 and lift COVID-19 emergency declaration on April 1.

Feb 24, 2022
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KIA SLADE WAS SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT WHEN SHE WAS STRICKEN WITH A SEVERE CASE OF COVID PNEUMONIA LAST SPRING./ROSEM MORTON/KHN

Why Pregnant People Were Left Behind While Vaccines Moved At ‘Warp Speed’

A year ago, there was little to no vaccine safety data for pregnant people, leaving health experts divided about how to advise expectant parents.

Feb 24, 2022

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What Ever Happened To Biden’s Pandemic Testing Board?

A year after President Joe Biden signed an order creating an entity modeled on FDR’s hugely successful Wartime Production Board, to be called the Pandemic Testing Board, there’s little trace of it.

Feb 22, 2022

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As COVID Slogs On, Seniors Find Fortitude Waning And Malaise Growing

Despite recent signals that COVID’s grip on the country may be easing, many older adults are struggling with persistent malaise.

Feb 19, 2022