Oregon Slated To Receive 107,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine This Month
An Oregon Health Authority senior health advisor said the agency expects to receive two initial shipments by Dec. 22.
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How COVID-19 Highlights the Uncertainty of Medical Testing
The emerging information about COVID-19 and a political environment that has sown misinformation and rendered science partisan have added to the difficulting of testing for the disease.
Opinion: We Need Human Services That Serve Communities
The “haves” continue to champion simplistic answers to complex problems that only continue to widen the chasm and leave the “have-nots” behind with hard truths and limited hope.
Study: Little Risk Of Catching COVID-19 In ER
“EDs are actually safe, and people shouldn’t be delaying getting the care that they need,” said a coauthor of a study that analyzed data from dozens of Providence emergency departments in Oregon and Washington.
Rural Oregon Counties Hit Hardest By COVID-19
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Malheur, Umatilla and Morrow counties, where people often can’t work at home, have the highest case rates per capita in Oregon.
Opinion: Commissioner Tootie Smith Wrong To Defy COVID-19 Rules
The recent COVID-19 debates about masks, social distancing, limiting gatherings reminds me of the massive disinformation campaign funded by the tobacco industry.
Why You Can't Test Your Way To A COVID-Safe Thanksgiving
Testing centers are facing an overload of demand, and even if people get a negative test, that doesn't mean they won't carry the virus home to their families.
Oregon Health Authority: ‘We’re At A Dire Point In the Pandemic'
In recent days, Oregon has daily set new record highs of COVID-19 cases while its hospitals are reaching capacity.
Providence Hospitals In Portland Add Morgue Space
Though the death rate from COVID-19 has dropped since the pandemic hit, the hospital system wants to be prepared if there is an overflow of deaths.
Jackson County Grapples With Surge In COVID-19 Cases
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A nurse at Rogue Regional Medical Center, the largest hospital in the county, says that for the first time a stream of people are staggering into the emergency room, short of breath.
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