As Omicron Threatens To Overwhelm Oregon Hospitals, Officials Push Boosters
A projected surge from the omicron variant of COVID-19 represents “dire” news for Oregon hospitals, patients and health care workers.
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Omicron And Other Variants: What You Need To Know
What we know, and don’t know, about the new coronavirus variant called omicron.
New Research Finds J&J Vaccine Has Muscle Against COVID'S Delta Variant
Experts say the Delta variant is 40% to 50% more transmissible than other variants, which means that unvaccinated people can more easily catch it and vaccinated people face a higher risk of a breakthrough infection.
South African Variant Turns Up In Oregon
Cases of the highly-infectious British variant are increasing but patients sickened by variants that first emerged in California outnumber all others.
Wastewater Testing Reveals Coronavirus Variant In 2 Oregon Cities
Oregon State University researchers have found the British variant, B.1.1.7, which is about 50% more contagious and likely more deadly, in Grants Pass an McMinnville.
UK Coronavirus Variant Mutates Further In Oregon
Oregon researchers found a case of a rapidly spreading coronavirus variant that was first detected in Britain combined with a mutation that could be more resistant to vaccines.
Have a Case of a COVID Variant? No One Is Going to Tell You
Federal rules around who can be told about the variant cases are so confusing that public health officials may merely know the county where a case has emerged.
COVID-19 Risk Level Improves For 12 Oregon Counties, Including Portland Area
Public health officials warn that Oregonians need to keep their guard up because the situation can change, especially with the treat of variants that appear to be more easily transmissible.
Universities Report More Potentially Problematic Virus Variants
Oregon State University has found numerous instances of a Southern California strain that’s caused several large outbreaks there, plus a highly infectious British strain.
Highly Infectious Strain Of Coronavirus Spreads In Oregon
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Oregon Health & Science University told The Lund Report it has identified a case of the variant that first emerged in Britain, following earlier announcements by the state of three cases.
