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Christa Hines, 50 was infected with the novel coronavirus in April of 2020, and continues to struggle with symptoms 8 months later./Dave Killen/The Oregonian/OregonLive

‘I Just Can’t Keep Going’: Long Haulers Wonder When Or If They'll Recover

Perhaps thousands of Oregonians who've been infected by the novel coronavirus struggle with sometimes debilitating symptoms like the inability to walk far months later.

Dec 21, 2020

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Federal Distribution Foul-Up Quickly Mars COVID-19 Vaccine Program

Oregon's two U.S. senators say they will push to make sure Oregon gets a fair share of vaccine doses. The distribution of the Moderna vaccine starts Monday.

Dec 21, 2020

Oregon Health & Science University ICU nurse Ansu Drammeh is vaccinated by dental resident Ryan Thrower. | FRITZ LIEDTKE/OHSU

Pfizer-BioNTech’s Deep-Freeze COVID-19 Vaccine Poses Fresh Challenges

The vaccine has to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius -- colder than an Arctic winter -- in special freezers that can cost $20,000.

Dec 17, 2020
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

Central Oregon Runs Out Of Hospital ICU Beds

For the first time since the pandemic began, one of Oregon’s health care regions had patients in all of its intensive care beds for a day.

Dec 16, 2020
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KHN ILLUSTRATION

Lie of the Year: The Downplay and Denial of the Coronavirus

Dec 16, 2020

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