Nearly a dozen Central and Eastern Oregon school superintendents sent a letter to two state health officials this week, asking that school districts…
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There are 35 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, one from Jefferson County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,519, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN The interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines may be as long as…
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There were 29 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon over the four-day Presidents Day weekend, one from Deschutes County, raising the…
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO and ALICE FUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says the city will test its entire population for COVID-19 in…
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee, CNN A day after it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for Covid-19, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has…
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN A weeks-long blockade in the Canadian capital has led to almost 200 arrests and prolonged suffering…
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an…
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Colorado’s Democratic governor said Sunday that his party can best navigate the divisive issues of masking and vaccines by…
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for coronavirus, Buckingham Palace announced…
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There are 12 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including one in Crook County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,456, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, Paula Newton and Paradise Afshar, CNN Demonstrations in Ottawa turned violent Friday as protesters, according to authorities,…
Continue ReadingCNN, EMED DIGITAL HEALTHCARE By Sonnet Swire and Rachel Janfaza, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced Friday that he has tested positive…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The antiparasitic drug ivermectin doesn’t prevent severe disease from Covid-19 any more effectively than symptom…
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There are 28 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,444, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military has approved religious exemptions to its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for 15 service members…
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School Board has voted to make masks optional in schools, starting March 2. After a heated debate, followed by a…
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that the statewide indoor mask mandate, one of…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The BA.2 virus — a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant — isn’t just spreading faster than its…
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As people have turned to hobbies like reading and outdoor recreation to fill their days during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent research from Oregon…
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