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Nurses at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

The Double-Edged Sword Of Oregon's COVID-19 Success

The low case counts in Oregon and Washington are laudable, but they create an unusual position: The states may have a more difficult time achieving herd immunity to COVID-19.

Mar 22, 2021

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Families gather outside the Idaho Capitol building on Saturday to protest over COVID-19 restrictions./Sergio Olmos/OPB

Mask-Burning Rally In Idaho Fans COVID-19 Worries In Oregon

Mar 8, 2021

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New Season's Cedar Hills location is one of many in the Portland area.

Grocery Store Workers Have Endured Long Wait For The Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls for vaccinating essential workers ahead of people 64 to 74 but Gov. Kate Brown is making grocery and other workers wait eight more weeks.

Mar 8, 2021

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Oregon Senate Republicans Boycott Floor Session Over Schools, COVID

The move was reminiscent of Republican walkouts of the previous legislative session, which denied the majority Democrats enough people to be able to vote on bills.

Feb 25, 2021

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To Get Back To Normal, Oregon Needs To Reach Herd Immunity

With a population topping 4 million, the state would need to have just under 3 million people immune to the coronavirus to stop the virus from spreading.

Feb 24, 2021

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It is not easy to signup for a vaccine online./Amelia Templeton/OPB

Seniors Endure Long Waits Trying To Get Vaccine

Some Oregonians said a Legacy Health website for scheduling vaccine appointments would not let them complete a reservation Monday morning.

Feb 23, 2021

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Audrey Kuehl, a study coordinator at the Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon, inoculates Trish Malone with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. | JIM CRAVEN FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Northwest Researchers Find Race Disparities In COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that race and ethnicity data were often absent in trial results.

Feb 20, 2021

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Amayah and Yara Perez-Da Silva will finish the year in distance learning out of concern for their grandfather and Yara, who has asthma. /Courtesy of Karen Perez Da Silva

Families Face Deadline To Decide: Stay Home Or Go Back To Class

Some school districts have already started sending students back into the classroom, while others have laid out reopening plans and are surveying families.

Feb 15, 2021

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MILAD B. FAKURIAN ON UNSPLASH

Multnomah County COVID-19 Outbreak Sickens 81 Inmates

Conditions in the jail make it very challenging to stop the virus. Inmates have been given basic cloth masks to wear, and haven’t been vaccinated yet.

Feb 2, 2021

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Having small amounts of drugs like methamphetamine in Oregon is now a civil violation under Measure 110./OPB

Oregon's Softer Stance On Drugs With Measure 110 Takes Effect

The measure requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish a 24/7 telephone addiction recovery center and an Oversight and Accountability Council to deal with all the people expected to take a health screening rather than paying civil fines for drug possession.

Feb 1, 2021