The projection points to a decline in virus cases and a drop in hospitalizations across the state.
Dec 7, 2021
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For a time, drive-through and walk-in vaccinations were available across the state, including some funded by the state.
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Federal laws that offered COVID-related paid sick leave to workers have expired, leaving low-income workers the most vulnerable.
Nov 30, 2021
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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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“This decision, which takes effect immediately, reflects the overall progress we have seen on the COVID-19 front here in Oregon,” Oregon Health Authority director Patrick Allen said.
Experts say the success of the new pills hinge on whether high-risk patients will be able to get tested — and then treated — fast enough to make a difference.
Most parents are familiar with “COVID notification” letters, but the letters’ instruction on whether your kid must quarantine or not varies wildly from school to school.
Nov 16, 2021
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CINDY JOHNSON HOLDS A PAINTING OF HER HUSBAND, STEVEN, A RETIRED PHARMACIST WHO HAD SURVIVED COLON CANCER AND TOOK METICULOUS MEASURES TO AVOID CONTRACTING COVID-19. STEVEN DIED OF COVID IN DECEMBER 2020, AND CINDY BELIEVES HE CONTRACTED THE VIRUS AT BLAKE MEDICAL CENTER IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA, WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR AN INFECTION IN HIS HIP./EVE EDELHEIT/KHN
They went into hospitals with heart attacks, kidney failure or in a psychiatric crisis, and they left with COVID-19 — if they left at all.
Nov 4, 2021
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SUPERVISOR JILL JOHNSON DRAWS OUT DOSES OF THE PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE AT THE DESCHUTES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN BEND ON JAN. 12, 2021./BRADLEY W. PARKS/OPB