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A FLU VACCINATION BEING GIVEN./PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PORTLAND TRIBUNE (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Flu Making Strong Comeback As Pandemic Safeguards Discarded

OHSU forecasters say the flu will likely put more people in the hospital this autumn than COVID-19.

Sep 17, 2022
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Dr. Jennifer Vines, the Portland-area's tri-county health officer, shown during a 2020 press conference. | KAYLEE DOMZALSKI/OPB

Flu Vaccines, Keeping Kids Home When Sick Are Key Back-to-school Strategies In 2022

As schools open without mask requirements in the third COVID fall, a Multnomah County health official advises kids to stay home when sick, get flu vaccines and worry little about monkeypox.

Sep 13, 2022

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Is Oregon’s Flu Vacation Over?

Hospitalizations due to the flu this year are still just a fraction of normal. That could change as our masks come off.

Mar 22, 2022

Oregon Had Almost No Flu Last Year. What About This Year?

While mask use should help stifle the spread, experts say with schools resuming in-person learning, the flu may be more prevalent this year.

Sep 14, 2021

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COVID + Influenza: This Is a Good Year to Get a Flu Shot, Experts Advise

If enough of the population gets vaccinated — more than the 45% who did last flu season — it could help head off a nightmare scenario this winter of hospitals stuffed with flu or COVID-19 patients.

Aug 31, 2020

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Public Health Officials Offer Scant Details On U.S. Coronavirus Patients

Feb 3, 2020

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Something Far Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You

Jan 27, 2020

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MULTNOMAH COUNTY OFFICIALS URGE EVERYONE TO GET A FLU SHOT.

Flu Season Ramps Up in Oregon

Jan 9, 2019

Healthcare Workers, Public Health Officials Push for Paid Sick Days

December 13, 2012 -- Last week, Jennifer Bevacqua, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center, treated a boy who was a year and a half old and had what Bevacqua described as eye motion issues, which can indicate a brain tumor. After being informed that he’d need an emergency MRI, his grandmother – who was the boy's primary caregiver and had taken him to the hospital – called her boss to ask if she could stay with her grandson while he received the care he needed.

Dec 13, 2012