Latino Community Association offering free COVID-19, flu vaccination clinics
To meet the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Latino Community Association continues to host drop-in vaccination clinics in Bend, Redmond and Madras.…
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Oregon reports 24 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 in Central Oregon; 5,179 new cases
There are 24 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,124, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Anti-mask mandate protest held near Redmond High School
Several days of anti-mask mandate protests continued Tuesday at a park near Redmond High…
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Oregon trims child care quarantine, isolation periods from 10 days to 5, if masks worn
The Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division on Tuesday reduced its guidance for quarantine and isolation periods from 10 days to…
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When can children younger than 5 get vaccinated against Covid-19?
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Children younger than 5 in the United States could begin receiving Covid-19 vaccinations this month or next if the US Food…
Continue Reading Pfizer and BioNTech seeking emergency use authorization from FDA for Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 5
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech are requesting emergency use authorization for their two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children age 6 months…
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Oregon falls short of booster shot goal, but new cases drop
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials have fallen far short of a goal to get COVID-19 booster shots into the arms of an additional 1…
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Bend Armory vaccination clinic sees lower numbers than it can handle, for variety of reasons
A free COVID-19 vaccine clinic is taking place at the Bend Armory until Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., but it has not seen the numbers it hoped…
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Oregon reports 15 more COVID-19 related deaths, 13,443 new cases over 3 days; progress seen
There are 15 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,100, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday. But the…
Continue Reading Novavax seeks FDA emergency use authorization of its coronavirus vaccine
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Novavax announced Monday that it has formally submitted a request for the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize its…
Continue Reading Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine receives full FDA approval
CNN By Naomi Thomas and Ben Tinker, CNN Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration,…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Medicare expects to start paying for home Covid-19 tests this spring
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare will start paying for home Covid-19 tests purchased at participating pharmacies and retailers, the Centers for…
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Oregon reports 19 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1 in Crook County; 7,222 new cases
There are 19 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, one a Crook County resident, raising the state’s death toll to 6,086, the Oregon…
Continue Reading Idaho National Guard to aid COVID-hit prisons, clinics
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho National Guard is being deployed to help doctors’ offices and the state prison…
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OSU hemp vs. COVID researcher thinks preclinical trials will happen in ‘next few months’
The Oregon State University scientist who led the groundbreaking discovery that a pair of hemp compounds can block the coronavirus from entering…
Continue Reading Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19
By Paula Newton, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for Covid-19, he announced Monday, as his nation continues to face a…
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US gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after…
Continue Reading BA.2, the newly detected version of Omicron, is not a cause for alarm, scientists say
By Brenda Goodman, CNN A new spinoff of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is getting attention from scientists as it becomes the dominant cause…
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Deer Ridge prison inmate with COVID-19 dies at hospital
An inmate at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras has died at an area hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the Oregon…
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‘We see you’: Redmond group plans campaign to thank schools for following Covid-19 rules
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Next week, the group Redmond Collective Action will host an online and in-person campaign, thanking schools for their hard…
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