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Last year, Dr. Dean Sidelinger warned of surging cases of the delta variant. Cases now are of a less threatening type. | KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Oregon On Precipice Of Another COVID Wave, Modeling Suggests

With the delta variant surging in the state, public health officials are urging the public to resume mask use and get vaccinated.

Aug 1, 2021

The novel coronavirus captured by a lab at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Unraveling Mysterious Mutations That Make Delta Most Transmissible Variant

Delta has kept some of the most successful mutations found in earlier variants, but also contains new genetic changes that enable it to spread twice as fast.

Jul 29, 2021

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