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Judge in Texas blocks enforcement of federal employee vaccine mandate nationwide

January 21, 2022 11:31 am CNN Newsource

By David Shortell, CNN A Texas federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine mandate for federal employees,…

Boosters provide the best protection against Omicron variant, CDC studies show, raising new questions about what it means to be fully vaccinated

January 21, 2022 8:00 am CNN Newsource

By John Bonifield and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Three large new studies from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the importance of…

Redmond School Board joins in outcry over proposed ‘permanent’ indoor mask requirement

January 20, 2022 10:56 pm The Associated Press, KTVZ news sources

Hundreds of Oregon residents are crying government overreach as officials at the state’s health authority consider indefinitely extending the…

Preteens can get vaxxed without parent under California bill

January 20, 2022 9:32 pm Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without parental consent…

Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 10,034 new cases

January 20, 2022 5:58 pm KTVZ news sources

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…

Two years into pandemic, Oregon hospitals still struggling

January 20, 2022 5:32 pm KTVZ - News Team

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…

Proposed Oregon mask mandate extension draws fire

January 20, 2022 5:27 pm KTVZ - News Team

The Oregon Health Authority heard plenty of negative views Thursday at a hearing on plans to make an expiring temporary mask mandate “permanent,”…

‘Covid fatigue’ impacting mask enforcement at some C.O. businesses

January 20, 2022 10:26 am Noah Chast

Traci Haley is the co-owner of the Yo Central frozen yogurt shop in Prineville, and she acknowledges “Covid fatigue is…

‘Car-mencement 2’: COCC to repeat drive-thru graduation ceremony for Class of ’22

January 20, 2022 2:22 pm KTVZ news sources

Prioritizing student, staff and community health, and building upon the successful precedent of last year’s drive-thru ceremony, Central Oregon…

California’s COVID gun store shutdowns ruled illegal

January 20, 2022 2:17 pm Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court has found that two California counties violated the…

American Airlines flight bound for London turns around mid-flight over mask rule compliance

January 20, 2022 12:50 pm CNN Newsource

By Marnie Hunter and Pete Muntean, CNN An American Airlines passenger plane bound for London turned around mid-flight due to a mask-related…

Austrian lawmakers pass Europe’s strictest Covid-19 vaccine mandate

January 20, 2022 10:23 am CNN Newsource

By Tara John, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, CNN Austria’s parliament has approved the European Union’s strictest Covid-19 vaccine…

There are ‘just not words’ for the toll Covid has taken on this rural Kentucky community

January 19, 2022 5:50 pm CNN Newsource

By Miguel Marquez, Aaron Cooper and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Dr. Aaron Parker Banks gets emotional when talking about the toll Covid-19 has taken on his…

Oregon reports 15 more COVID-19 related deaths, 8,538 new cases

January 19, 2022 3:56 pm KTVZ news sources

There are 15 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,908, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Starbucks scraps vaccine requirement following Supreme Court decision

January 19, 2022 3:27 pm CNN Newsource

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is no longer requiring employees to get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing, following the US…

Omicron cases dip in the US overall, but the wave is far from over in many parts of the country

January 19, 2022 12:56 pm CNN

CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 case counts in the United States have dipped in recent days, a promising sign that the Omicron wave is…

Biden administration to distribute 400 million N95 masks to the public for free

January 19, 2022 2:06 am CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Diamond and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free starting next week,…

St. Charles adds three COVID-19 treatments, in limited supply

January 18, 2022 11:49 pm KTVZ - News Team

St. Charles now has three new outpatient treatments for COVID-19, two oral antivirals and a monoclonal antibody infusion, though supplies so far are…

Virginia parents file lawsuit against Gov. Youngkin over executive order ending mask mandates in public schools

January 18, 2022 9:53 pm CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed A group of parents of public school students in Chesapeake, Virginia, filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking Virginia’s Supreme Court…

Hong Kong plans to cull 2,000 hamsters over Covid fears. Pet owners are outraged

January 18, 2022 8:10 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong will euthanize about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals after a pet store worker and several rodents tested…