OSU-Cascades to host free clinics for COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters, flu shots
Oregon State University–Cascades will host free clinics for COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters and flu shots on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 12 and 13…
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OSU study looks at how COVID shutdowns, restrictions affected countries’ electricity use
A recent study from Oregon State University found that countries with stricter COVID-19 lockdowns and larger decreases in local travel early in the…
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Most C.O. basketball games continue despite sharp rise in COVID-19 cases
Two games between Central Oregon basketball teams were canceled or postponed Tuesday night due to COVID-19 restraints, while others went on as…
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Oregon again smashes COVID-19 daily record, with 6,203 more cases; 9 more deaths
There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,719 — and a record 6,203 cases, in part due to a rapid…
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Portland schools reinstate athletics, extracurricular virus measures amid omicron surge
Officials with Portland Public Schools are tightening mask and vaccination requirements for after-school sports competitions, practices and…
Continue ReadingCDC recommends Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for children as young as 12
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingWashington state orders 5.5 million at-home tests for public
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has ordered 5.5 million at-home tests to distribute to the public and…
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Oregon again sets record single-day COVID-19 count with 4,540 new cases; 44 more deaths
There are 44 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,710, and a one-day record 4,540 new cases as the far more…
Continue ReadingMore military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount
CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations now surpass those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall,…
Continue ReadingMass Seattle Schools COVID tests show 4% positive rate
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say around 4% of more than 14,000 Seattle Public Schools students and staff who participated in the district’s rapid…
Continue ReadingThousands allowed to disembark cruise ship after testing amid Hong Kong Covid scare
Francesca Street and Teele Rebane, CNN More than 3,000 passengers and crew members were held on a major cruise liner in Hong Kong on Wednesday after…
Continue ReadingCan we really ‘ride out’ the Omicron wave?
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The United Kingdom is experiencing the fastest growth in the number of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started. But…
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Deschutes County COVID-19 case rate leads state
A Deschutes County health official sees a positive side to the county leading the state in COVID-19 case rates per 100,000 people in recent days –…
Continue ReadingChicago students to miss a second day of classes as teachers remain at home
By Omar Jimenez, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With still no agreement between school system administrators and teachers, some 340,000 students…
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Feeling stressed? Build a snowman
That’s what some Bend medical workers at the Summit East drive-thru COVID-19 testing site…
Continue ReadingCovid rapid test prices are going up
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business At-home Covid-19 rapid test kits were already in short supply at stores. Now, a popular version is getting more…
Continue ReadingBiden announces US will double its order of Pfizer’s antiviral pill to treat Covid-19
CNN, WFOR By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the federal government is doubling the US’ order for…
Continue ReadingCDC recommends Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for children as young as 12
CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19…
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Oregon health, education agencies: In-person classes at risk from extracurricular activities
With masks stretched across their faces, students and faculty returned to schools across Oregon on Monday after the holidays, but state officials…
Continue ReadingBiden will make ‘brief remarks’ Tuesday on rapid spread of the Omicron variant
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday will make brief remarks addressing the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus…
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