Deschutes County Health Services seeks more vaccine staff assistance
Over the next 2-6 weeks, several key roles in the Incident Command Structure will phase out and return to their normal positions in the county.…
Continue ReadingOver the next 2-6 weeks, several key roles in the Incident Command Structure will phase out and return to their normal positions in the county.…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown on Monday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday in memory of the more than…
Continue ReadingThe Bend VA Clinic had to postpone some vaccination appointments due to a late vaccine shipment. The clinic is also transitioning from using the…
Continue ReadingThe Crook County Health Department confirmed Monday it’s currently investigating 14 cases of COVID-19 associated with the New Life Bible Chapel in…
Continue ReadingThere are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,155, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has issued updated guidance for companies that plan to adapt their Covid-19 medical products — including…
Continue ReadingJust over a year since the first known US Covid-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week.…
Continue ReadingThere is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,155, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday, noting…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations in the United States are at the lowest level since early November, when a fall surge in cases and deaths was picking up…
Continue ReadingThere are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,154, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingHealth experts have said that data so far has shown that Covid-19 vaccines prevent symptoms of the virus — but a new study suggests that the…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in the U.S., a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic has delivered COVID-19 vaccines by air. Destination: Bend.…
Continue ReadingInclement weather has delayed shipments of COVID-19 vaccines across the nation – including doses Deschutes County expected for appointments scheduled…
Continue ReadingThere are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,149, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County is offering a free COVID-19 rapid testing event on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Highland Magnet at Kenwood School in…
Continue ReadingAmid nationwide weather-caused delays in COVID-19 vaccine shipments, Portland’s Legacy Health System sent 1,700 doses to Deschutes County via the…
Continue ReadingA Bend couple, Arthur and Barbara Smith, marked their 60th anniversary Thursday with a memorable trip to Redmond, where they both got their second…
Continue ReadingFood and food packaging are highly unlikely to spread Covid-19, the US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture and the Centers for…
Continue ReadingThe city of Redmond gave out free personal protective equipment to business owners Thursday at Redmond City…
Continue ReadingThere are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including a northeast Oregon infant who died a month ago, raising the state’s death toll to…
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