Civil rights complaint targets Idaho health care rationing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An advocacy group for older adults has filed a civil rights complaint against Idaho over…
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Western states review body recommends Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose for those over 65, at risk
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup on Friday completed its review of the federal process and has recommended a booster dose of the…
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Covid-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers’ recommendations
CNN, WBNS, KHBS, WWNY, WCBS, WXII By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the…
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Oregon Health Authority investigates Deschutes County Jail COVID-19 outbreak
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reports 13 jail inmates and four staff have tested positive for COVID-19, but the Oregon Health Authority…
Continue Reading Oregon says it’s ready to provide COVID-19 booster shots to those eligible, but asks for patience
Oregon health officials said Thursday they are ready to make booster shots available to people who are eligible to receive one, if the Western States…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 12 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,836 new cases, 885 hospitalizations
There are 12 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,661, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading CDC advisers recommend booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine for certain adults only
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argued long and hard Thursday before endorsing giving…
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Mobile morgue purchased by St. Charles Bend to store bodies as death toll rises
Acting quickly is the norm for health care professionals, especially during a pandemic. But St. Charles Bend is experiencing a new level of…
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Oregon reports 26 more COVID-19 related deaths, one from Deschutes County, 2,312 new cases
There are 26 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,649, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading King County workers get more time for COVID-19 vaccine
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s most populous county has reached a deal with unions representing most of its employees that extends the…
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Split Redmond School Board refuses to fire Terrebonne teacher over mask refusal
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On a split 3-2 vote Wednesday evening, the Redmond School Board rejected Superintendent Dr. Charan Cline’s recommendation to…
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Health care workers push back over state vaccine mandate, less than a month before deadline
A motion filed Tuesday with the Oregon Court of Appeals by two groups opposed to Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate seeks to block the…
Continue Reading ‘We will not boost our way out of this pandemic,’ CDC director says as 70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three-quarters of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and some are now able to…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for people 65 and older
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it would grant emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer’s…
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Medicare comparison website now includes nursing homes’ vaccination rates
Sens. Ron Wyden and Bob Casey applauded the Biden Administration Wednesday for publishing user-friendly data on the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations…
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Some Oregon state employees get more time for COVID vaccine
More than half of Oregon’s state employees have an extra six weeks to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a deadline has been pushed back to…
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Biden announces US will increase funding to help developing nations confront the climate crisis
CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will work with Congress to double again the United States’ financial…
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Oregon reports 29 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 from C. Oregon; 1,707 cases
There are 30 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,624, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon reports 25 more COVID-19 deaths over weekend, 3 from C.O.; 3,359 new cases
There are 25 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon over the past three days, three from Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,594,…
Continue Reading Two dose version of Johnson & Johnson shot 94% effective against Covid-19, study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A two-dose version of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine provides 94% protection against symptomatic infection,…
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