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Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine. | SHUTTERSTOCK

What Do We Really Know About COVID Vaccine Effectiveness?

On key measures — prevention of serious illness, hospitalization and death — studies generally show COVID-19 vaccine protection weakening slightly, but remaining strong overall.

Nov 2, 2021

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COVID-19 VACCINE PREPARATION AT A DRIVE-THRU VACCINATION CLINIC AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APRIL 9, 2021. THE CLINIC WAS A JOINT OPERATION HOSTED BY OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, THE PORT OF PORTLAND AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon Prepares To Offer COVID Vaccines To Children Ages 5-11

The lower-dose vaccine has received emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Nov 2, 2021

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A registered nurse in St. Charles Bend’s intensive care unit stood outside a room where hospital staff treated an unconscious COVID-19 patient in May. | THE BULLETIN

Central Oregon Hospital Nurses Feel Despair 19 Months Into The Pandemic

Nurses at St. Charles Bend say they’re burned out after months of patients and families criticizing their work, saying the pandemic is a hoax.

Oct 28, 2021

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Oregon Struggling Again To Recover From COVID-19 Spike

The latest OHSU forecast points to coronavirus cases remaining high until past Thanksgiving.

Oct 25, 2021
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HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS LIKE VANDERBILT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, RELY ON TRAVEL NURSES TO KEEP THEIR ICUS FULLY STAFFED./BLAKE FARMER/WPLN NEWS

Worn-Out Nurses Hit The Road For Better Pay, Stressing Hospital Budgets And Morale

Hospitals pay handsomely to get temporary help, and those higher wages are tempting some staff nurses to hit the road, too.

Oct 21, 2021

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Oregon National Guard in Salem, July 2013. | OREGONMILDEP/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Oregon National Guard Leadership Visits Troops Deployed At Oregon Hospitals

Guardsmen have performed an assortment of tasks, such helping with ventilators, in the lab, environmental services, screening patients and more.

Oct 21, 2021

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Rural Oregon Agencies OK Vaccine Exemptions, Rather Than Fire Workers

Factors, including broadly-crafted religious exemption policies, appear to be blunting the impact of the mandate in counties with low vaccination rates.

Oct 19, 2021

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Oregon ‘Herd Immunity’ Against COVID-19 Delta Variant Should Arrive In Late December, OHSU Forecasts

Because the variant now has fewer willing hosts in the state, another surge that would stretch hospitals to their limits probably isn’t in the cards.

Oct 19, 2021

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Julie Kleese, RN, cries after sharing her experiences as an ICU nurse at OHSU Hospital. | HANIN NAJJAR/OPB

Urban Hospitals In Oregon Lose Hundreds Of Employees Over Mandate

Some urban hospitals have consolidated services over the state’s vaccine mandate, but they’re continuing to admit patients, perform necessary surgeries and conduct lab tests.

Oct 19, 2021

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Hospital Chaplain Provides Respite For Health Care Workers Exhausted Amid Pandemic

As one of three chaplains at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Ann Marie Hardin’s job is to walk around the hospital and talk to health care workers.

Oct 14, 2021