COVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders…
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FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine in people 65 and older and those at high risk
CNN By Maggie Fox, Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Friday to recommend…
Continue Reading Thousands of healthcare workers suspended in France after failing to get vaccinated
By Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Around 3,000 healthcare workers have been suspended in France after failing to meet a government requirement to…
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Wrongly convicted man dies of Covid-19, nine years after he was exonerated
WPTV, LISA WILSON, CNN By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN After spending the last nine years taking back his life after being exonerated of murder and…
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Odem Theater Pub’s COVID vaccine mandate-Nazi Germany comparison sparks controversy online
An email from Redmond’s Odem Theater comparing the state’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements to the Nazi persecution of the Jews has sparked controversy…
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Jefferson County commissioners declare state of emergency, call on state to scrap vaccine mandate
Jefferson County commissioners unanimously declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to a “foreseeable lack of resources” to respond to…
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Oregon reports 44 more COVID-19 related deaths, 6 in Central Oregon; 2,040 new cases
There are 44 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,490, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.…
Continue Reading 1 in every 500 US residents have died of Covid-19
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating Covid-19 pandemic: 1 in 500…
Continue Reading Welcome to the Delta economy: You can’t always get what you want when you want it
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Shoppers these days may need to take a cue from a Rolling Stones hit when it comes to setting their…
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New OHSU projection shows Oregon hospitals could be full till November
Eighteen months ago, Oregon announced its first case of COVID-19. Since then, the state has had more than 300,000 cases and nearly 3,500 COVID-19…
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Local health departments planning for potential Covid-19 booster rollout, but there is still ‘some confusion’
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN It’s not clear if or when boosters doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be OK’d for fully vaccinated people in…
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U-turn: After return to regular schedule, CET again trims Bend fixed-route frequency
– Less than two weeks after returning to its regular weekday schedule, Cascades East Transit announced Tuesday it will again operate Bend fixed-route…
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Oregon lists 32 more COVID-19 related deaths reported over weekend; 2 from Deschutes County
There are 32 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,446, as the number of cases topped the 300,000 mark over…
Continue Reading As schools reopen, experts say quarantines are still necessary to stop the spread of Covid-19
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Millions of children are back in the classroom for the new school year, but most aren’t vaccinated yet. With…
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Deschutes County Jail COVID-19 outbreak: 13 inmates show minor symptoms, held in isolation
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Deschutes County Jail grew over the weekend to include 13 inmates who are displaying minor symptoms and being isolated in…
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Crook County sheriff prepares for worst-case scenario if 17 deputies quit over vaccine mandate
Crook County Sheriff John Gautney is preparing for a “worst-case scenario,” in the event it loses over a dozen deputies who have said they will…
Continue Reading Overwhelmed Kentucky hospitals fear the worst as federal Covid-19 assistance is scheduled to leave Friday
CNN By Amir Vera and Lauren Clabby Moore, CNN A Covid-19 surge in Kentucky has led to so many patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center that the…
Continue Reading More island destinations added to CDC’s ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Island destinations from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean joined a handful of Eastern European countries among the latest…
Continue Reading A heart patient died after he couldn’t get a cardiac ICU bed in 43 hospitals. Now his family is pleading for people to get vaccinated
By Alta Spells and Holly Yan, CNN Ray DeMonia wasn’t seeking Covid-19 treatment when he arrived at an Alabama hospital with heart problems. But…
Continue Reading More than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and…
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