NY state mask mandate temporarily back in place after judge grants motion to stay
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Holly Yan and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York’s state mask mandate is still in effect — for now. After two days of…
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UO receives $1 million from Oregon Health Authority to expand Public Health Corps
The Oregon Health Authority has awarded $1 million to two University of Oregon health experts to expand their innovative COVID-19 containment program…
Continue ReadingGonzaga University suspends Hall of Famer John Stockton’s season tickets over his defiance of Covid-19 mask mandate
By Jacob Lev and Amir Vera, CNN Gonzaga University has suspended season tickets for one of its most notable alumni and Hall of Fame basketball player…
Continue ReadingFDA considers limiting authorization of certain monoclonal antibody treatments
CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN Federal regulators are considering limiting the authorization of certain monoclonal antibody treatments that have not…
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Bend-La Pine Schools eye return to more normal lunches, with students spread out in cafeterias
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook is asking the school board on Tuesday evening to lift some COVID-19 rules that have spread…
Continue ReadingRemote nation in the Pacific goes into lockdown for the first time
By Hannah Ryan, CNN The remote island nation of Kiribati went into lockdown for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began two years ago after…
Continue ReadingWoman charged after threatening to bring ‘every single gun loaded and ready’ if her children had to wear masks at school
CNN, WTOP By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast. In other parts of the country, they’re rising
By Christina Maxouris, CNN During what has been another devastating surge of Covid-19 across the country, there is good news: Some states are…
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Peak yet to come, as Oregon sets daily COVID case record
Oregon health officials predicted Friday the number of COVID-19 cases will reach its peak within the next week, amid a boom caused by the omicron…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths; record daily case count nears 11,000
There are 20 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,936, along with nearly 11,000 new cases, another…
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St. Charles Bend has 79 COVID-19-positive patients, expects Omicron peak to hit soon
St. Charles Bend is once again becoming filled with Covid-19-positive…
Continue ReadingJudge in Texas blocks enforcement of federal employee vaccine mandate nationwide
By David Shortell, CNN A Texas federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine mandate for federal employees,…
Continue ReadingBoosters provide the best protection against Omicron variant, CDC studies show, raising new questions about what it means to be fully vaccinated
By John Bonifield and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Three large new studies from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the importance of…
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Redmond School Board joins in outcry over proposed ‘permanent’ indoor mask requirement
Hundreds of Oregon residents are crying government overreach as officials at the state’s health authority consider indefinitely extending the…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 10,034 new cases
There are eight newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,916, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Two years into pandemic, Oregon hospitals still struggling
Oregon Association of Hospitals CEO Becky Hultberg said Thursday, “There is a war going on in our hospitals against this virus that isn’t visible to…
Continue Reading Proposed Oregon mask mandate extension draws fire
The Oregon Health Authority heard plenty of negative views Thursday at a hearing on plans to make an expiring temporary mask mandate “permanent,”…
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‘Covid fatigue’ impacting mask enforcement at some C.O. businesses
Traci Haley is the co-owner of the Yo Central frozen yogurt shop in Prineville, and she acknowledges “Covid fatigue is…
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‘Car-mencement 2’: COCC to repeat drive-thru graduation ceremony for Class of ’22
Prioritizing student, staff and community health, and building upon the successful precedent of last year’s drive-thru ceremony, Central Oregon…
Continue ReadingAmerican Airlines flight bound for London turns around mid-flight over mask rule compliance
By Marnie Hunter and Pete Muntean, CNN An American Airlines passenger plane bound for London turned around mid-flight due to a mask-related…
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