State Lowers Risk Level For 6 Counties But Most Remain In Highest Risk Category
Gov. Kate Brown said that the state is making progress in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but she cautioned against Oregonians letting down their guard.
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ICU Nurse In Klamath Falls: ‘We’re Shattered’
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Frontline health care workers treating COVID-19 patients have learned to live with an uncertainty they’ve never experienced before.
Legislature Punts On Liability Protections For Health Care Providers, Passes Other Bills
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Lawmakers extend eviction moratorium, pass rental aid for tenants and landlords and allow restaurants to deliver cocktails and mixed drinks.
New Week: New Round Of COVID-19 Vaccinations In Oregon
CVS, Walgreens and Consonus Pharmacy set up their first clinics in nursing homes in Oregon on Monday, marking the start of a weeks-long campaign.
State Extends Pay Parity For Telehealth
The Department of Consumer and Business Services has struck an agreement with health insurance companies in Oregon to continue coverage through June 30 for in-network telehealth visits with providers.
Treating Patients In The ER Takes A Toll
A nurse at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend has worked around the clock at times treating COVID-19 and other patients in the emergency room.
‘I Just Can’t Keep Going’: Long Haulers Wonder When Or If They'll Recover
Perhaps thousands of Oregonians who've been infected by the novel coronavirus struggle with sometimes debilitating symptoms like the inability to walk far months later.
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Deep-Freeze COVID-19 Vaccine Poses Fresh Challenges
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The vaccine has to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius -- colder than an Arctic winter -- in special freezers that can cost $20,000.
OHSU Must Reject Many COVID-19 Vaccine Volunteers
The university can only enroll several hundred people in a clinical trial, given its timeframe, so it is picking volunteers who are at high risk of severe symptoms and infection.
COVID-19 Vaccine Should Help Obese, Other At-Risk Populations
People who are obese face a high risk of complications from COVID-19 but experts hope that they'll be protected along with people who have diabetes or high blood pressure, for example.
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