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In this file photo from 2017, a young girl receives a flu vaccine. An increase in hospitalizations for RSV has prompted the Oregon Health Authority to send out an alert to hospitals and doctors statewide/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | OPB

Increase In RSV Has Oregon Officials Worried About ICU Beds For Children

Usually mild, RSV is a viral infection that can be dangerous for young children and older adults.

Nov 12, 2022

Public Health About to Assume New Role

In one of its last meetings under its old structure, Oregon’s Public Health Advisory Board looked at how electronic health records may skew statistics, the impacts of legalization of marijuana and writing a common lexicon for public health.

Sep 17, 2015

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