Coronavirus Archives

Citigroup to US staff: Get vaccinated, or you’re fired

October 28, 2021 11:04 am CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Citigroup told staff Thursday that US-based employees will be required to get fully vaccinated if they want to stay…

Redmond School Board asks Brown, OHA about mask mandate review, return to local control

October 28, 2021 10:15 am KTVZ News Partners

The Redmond School Board is sending a letter to Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority, asking for details about the state’s promised…

Deschutes County, FEMA partner on free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics in November

October 28, 2021 9:32 am KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with FEMA to offer free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Bend, La Pine and…

Oregon reports 16 more COVID-19 related deaths, including 2 Jefferson County residents

October 27, 2021 4:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

There are 16 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two Jefferson County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 4,334, Oregon…

Portland school board shuts down in-person meeting amid vaccine mandate debate

October 27, 2021 1:05 pm The Associated Press

The Portland school board ended an in-person meeting amid controversy over a proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for children 12 and older after…

Crook County schools add new ventilation system at Pioneer Complex

October 26, 2021 5:35 pm KTVZ News Partners

The health of students and staff and keeping schools open are top priorities for Crook County School District as COVID-19 continues to impact local…

Gov. Brown gets COVID-19 booster shot, flu vaccine, urges others to do the same

October 26, 2021 3:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

Gov. Kate Brown received her COVID-19 booster shot and her flu vaccine Tuesday at Salem Health’s Edgewater Clinic, urging other Oregonians to talk…

Oregon reports 23 more COVID-19 COVID-19 related deaths, including Crook County man

October 26, 2021 2:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are 23 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including a 66-year-old Crook County man, raising the…

FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11

October 26, 2021 4:48 pm CNN Newsource

CNN, CBS, PFIZER, DUKE UNIVERSITY, CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, STANFORD MEDICINE By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and…

Need for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds

October 26, 2021 10:42 am CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. They found…

Supreme Court justices may have met a vaccine mandate some of them don’t like

October 26, 2021 5:48 am CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers are asking the Supreme Court to block a state rule…

Federal judge rejects bid to stop Washington vaccine mandate

October 25, 2021 5:57 pm Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge in Eastern Washington on Monday denied a bid by firefighters, state troopers and others to halt…

Oregon reports 12 more COVID-19 related deaths over weekend, including Jefferson County woman

October 25, 2021 5:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

There were 12 new COVID-19 related deaths reported in Oregon over the weekend, including a Jefferson County resident, raising the state’s death…

CDC moves large European country to its highest level of Covid-19 travel risk

October 25, 2021 9:58 pm CNN Newsource

By Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added just one new location to its list of “very high” risk…

Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated robust immune response in children ages 6 to 11

October 25, 2021 6:57 am CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Interim results of a Phase 2/3 trial showed Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated a robust immune…

FDA could authorize a Covid-19 vaccine for kids by this week. Here’s the most important thing to do while we wait, CDC director says

October 25, 2021 3:11 pm CNN Newsource

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN As the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 continues to fall in the US, the country awaits a major milestone that could…

Fresh lockdowns in China as local Covid-19 infections spread to 11 provinces

October 25, 2021 1:38 am CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Authorities in northern China are reimposing lockdowns and other emergency measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, with health…