DOZENS OF HEALTH WORKERS RALLIED OUTSIDE KAISER PERMANENTE'S CASCADE PARK CAMPUS IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, IN SUPPORT OF LABOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW CONTRACT TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019./MOLLY SOLOMON/OPB
The roughly 3,000 skilled health care workers represented by Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals have been in contract negotiations since April.
Groups eligible for a Pfizer booster shot include seniors, people living in long-term care facilities, those with certain underlying medical conditions, and people working in higher risk occupations.
Sep 30, 2021
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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A federal judge gave Oregon State Hospital until Dec. 3 to speed up admissions and increase capacity for patients languishing in jail while awaiting beds.
Sep 23, 2021
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Richmond Elementary in Southeast Portland required masks last fall.
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Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined 23 other states in their support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ban.