Emergency rooms across the state are overflowing and in some cases parents are seeking hospital care when it’s not needed — but there may be relief on the horizon.
The surge in cases connected with the epidemic had appeared to be fading, but 19 new infections have been reported over the past two weeks.
Dec 1, 2022
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As respiratory illnesses cause increasing strain on hospitals in Oregon and Washington, PeaceHealth officials are telling people not to come to the emergency room at Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver if at all possible.
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The lawsuit, filed in Portland, is related to a recall of Pfizer’s drug, Chantix.
Nov 8, 2022
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EMILY WITHNALL SAYS SHE HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF HER ILLNESS, BUT LINGERING SYMPTOMS OF LONG COVID ARE STILL PRESENT. CHRONIC FATIGUE IS WHAT PLAGUES HER THE MOST, SHE SAYS./GINO GUTIERREZ/STATES NEWSROOM
Sixteen million people of working age in the U.S. suffer with long COVID and of those, from 2 to 4 million people were unemployed in June and July, according to a report.
Oct 31, 2022
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THE STATE'S DIGITAL VACCINE RECORD ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SCAN A QR CODE TO DOWNLOAD PROOF OF VACCINATION./SCREENSHOT OF OHA INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO