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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, health officer of Multnomah County, shown discussing an uptick in HIV infections earlier in the pandemic. | MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Health Officials Optimistic As BA.2 Omicron Subvariant Spreads

Multnomah County public health officials expect a bump, not a surge as a new Omicron subvariant pushes to the fore.

Apr 7, 2022
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Oregon’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Projected To Decline Rapidly

The latest modeling from Oregon Health & Science University projected that hospitalizations would peak the weekend of Feb. 5-6 before declining.

Feb 5, 2022

Salem Health clinical nurse Heather Gatchet says calling her mom before her morning shift at Salem Health hospital is part of her regular routine. /Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB

At Oregon’s Salem Health, The Doctor Will See You Now — In The Hallway

The omicron variant is less severe, but Oregon’s health system is as fragile as ever.

Feb 3, 2022

Becky Hultberg, CEO of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, said Thursday hospitals are straining under state mandates/Zoom

As Omicron Peak Nears, Hospitals Say Hundreds More Beds Should Be Vacant

Oregon hospitals urge lawmakers to refrain from new mandates, saying they’re nearing capacity because they can’t discharge patients like they normally do.

Jan 20, 2022