As Omicron Surges, Effort To Vaccinate Young Children Stalls
Just 27% of children ages 5 to 11 have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, and 18% have received two.
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Oregon Faces Scrutiny Over One-Of-A-Kind Hurdles to Children’s Health Care
Advocates say low-income children in Oregon deserve the same guarantee of health care that every other state has.
Cancer Cases In Kids Are Rising. Some Experts Blame Toxic Chemicals.
While death rates for childhood cancer victims are going down, incidence rates are going up. Are environmental exposures at fault?
COVID-19 Vaccines For Younger Kids Are Coming To Oregon
More than 120,000 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children should be available in Oregon by early next week.
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.
Scientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems As More Fall Victim To COVID
A growing body of evidence suggests kids’ innate immune systems usually nip the infection early on, preventing the virus from gaining a foothold.
Oregon Vaccination Rates Up As Some Schools Ask Families To Disclose Children's Shots
COVID-19 vaccination rates for 12- to 17-year-olds in Oregon vary by county, with 59.6% vaccinated statewide.
Oregon’s COVID Testing Program For Schools Lags Way Behind Demand
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Providers can’t yet meet testing volume demands of new screening program as COVID outbreaks at schools and cases among children escalate.
More Oregon Farmworkers Get Vaccinated As More Kids Get Sick
Concern for children amid the COVID-19 delta variant is contributing to a rising number of farmworker families getting vaccinated.
