OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED AN IN-HOUSE COVID-19 TESTING LAB IN MARCH 2020, AND HAS SINCE EXPANDED IT. NOW OHSU IS LEADING THE SEARCH FOR VARIANTS OF CONCERN IN OREGON./OHSU
With scientists still gathering information about omicron, authorities say the main way to prepare is to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Dec 2, 2021
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Some companies set up outdoor seating to maintain business during the pandemic, like the Bijou Cafe in downtown Portland. Others, citing harm to their business, didn't follow the state mask mandate and were fined.
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“This decision, which takes effect immediately, reflects the overall progress we have seen on the COVID-19 front here in Oregon,” Oregon Health Authority director Patrick Allen said.
On Tuesday the Portland Public Schools board will hear a staff recommendation to delay a proposed student vaccine requirement for at least six months.
Nov 16, 2021
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The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals held a rally on Sept. 28 to urge support for what the union calls safe staffing.
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Nurses and other health professionals at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and Southwest Washington plan to strike, joining what could become a national work stoppage by nurses working for the health care giant.
Nov 9, 2021
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SUPERVISOR JILL JOHNSON DRAWS OUT DOSES OF THE PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE AT THE DESCHUTES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN BEND ON JAN. 12, 2021./BRADLEY W. PARKS/OPB
More than 120,000 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children should be available in Oregon by early next week.
Nov 4, 2021
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COVID-19 VACCINE PREPARATION AT A DRIVE-THRU VACCINATION CLINIC AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APRIL 9, 2021. THE CLINIC WAS A JOINT OPERATION HOSTED BY OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, THE PORT OF PORTLAND AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB
The national advocacy organization Compassion & Choices and an OHSU professor filed a lawsuit alleging the requirement in Oregon's medical aid in dying law violates the U.S. Constitution.
Oct 28, 2021
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A man, 23, sits on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, preparing what he says is heroin, June 25, 2021.
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