COVID-19 booster doses now authorized for all Oregon adults
Everyone in Oregon age 18 and older is now eligible for a COVID-19 booster dose, the Oregon Health Authority announced…
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Oregon Health Authority: Expanded adult COVID-19 booster doses could be available by Saturday
On Friday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel, recommended Moderna and…
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Oregon reports 28 more COVID-19 related deaths, 4 from Deschutes County; 1,090 new cases
There are 28 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, four from Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 4,914, the Oregon Health…
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Children and teens are less likely to need Covid-19 boosters, Fauci says. Here’s why
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Now that the United States has rolled out Covid-19 booster shots for all fully vaccinated adults, some parents have…
Continue Reading Europe is learning a crucial lesson — vaccines work, but they alone won’t stop Covid now
By Rob Picheta, CNN As Western Europe’s vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region’s leaders…
Continue Reading Frustrated Biden officials are hoping to simplify the message on Covid-19 boosters
By Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN Covid-19 booster shots were authorized for all adults Friday, offering the Biden administration a fresh…
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St. Charles Bend temporarily pauses drive-through COVID-19 testing to put up winter tent
St. Charles will temporarily pause COVID-19 drive-through testing starting Friday at 2 p.m. through Saturday to allow time to set up a new…
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Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 related deaths, one from Deschutes County; 1,160 new cases
There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including a Deschutes County resident, raising the state’s death toll to 4,886, the Oregon…
Continue Reading Fate of Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for employers now at conservative-leaning appeals court
By Ariane de Vogue, Kaitlan Collins and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate targeting businesses with more than 100…
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Oregon reports 19 more COVID-19 related deaths, 996 new cases; 70% of Oregonians now vaccinated
There are 19 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 4,873, the Oregon Health…
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Oregon reports 52 more COVID-19 related deaths, 7 from Deschutes County 785 new cases
There are 52 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,855, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading Coronavirus spreads in deer and other animals. Scientists worry about what that means for people
By Maggie Fox, CNN Scientists have found SARS-CoV-2 spreads like, well, a virus among white-tailed deer and other wild animals in the United States.…
Continue Reading The FDA will soon decide on Merck’s Covid-19 antiviral pill. It shows promise, but there are also concerns
CNN, PFIZER By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent In the fall of 2015, Dr. Mark Denison was preparing for a long drive home from…
Continue Reading Some ‘frustrated’ states don’t wait for FDA, expand Covid-19 vaccine booster eligibility to all adults
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Some states are not waiting. At least five so far — Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico and West Virginia…
Continue Reading Key decisions on Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine boosters for all adults could come this week
By Jacqueline Howard, Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, CNN Key decisions on whether all adults will be eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine booster…
Continue Reading Pfizer seeks FDA emergency use authorization for its experimental Covid-19 antiviral pill
By Amanda Sealy, CNN Pfizer announced Tuesday that it is seeking emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its…
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Oregon reports 53 more COVID-19 deaths over weekend, 7 from C.O.; 1,935 new cases
There were 53 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon over the weekend, raising the state’s death toll to 4,803, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading Conservative-leaning appeals court to hear challenges to Biden’s vaccine mandate after ping-pong ball lottery
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Challenges to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate targeting employers with more than 100…
Continue Reading Europe turns the screws on the unvaccinated as Covid-19 cases climb
By Rob Picheta, CNN Europe’s leaders are toughening their stances towards unvaccinated people and pursuing measures that increasingly isolate…
Continue Reading Pfizer signs license agreement to allow broader global access to its experimental Covid-19 antiviral pill
By Amanda Sealy, CNN Pfizer said Tuesday it signed a licensing agreement to allow broader global access to its experimental Covid-19 pill. The…
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