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 ReadingOverwhelmed 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 ReadingMore 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 ReadingA 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 ReadingMore 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…
Continue ReadingIt may take ‘many, many’ more vaccine mandates to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Fauci says
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Millions of Americans still need to get vaccinated to slow or stop the spread of Covid-19 and getting the…
Continue ReadingSome small businesses are happy about Biden’s vaccine mandate
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Maintaining a healthy environment during a pandemic without alienating employees and customers who…
Continue ReadingThe vaccine mandate may not apply to your driver or server
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Some 80 million private sector employees will be required to get a Covid vaccine or weekly Covid test under the…
Continue ReadingJapan passes 50% vaccination rate, may ease limits in Nov.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Its campaign before later than many other wealthy…
Continue ReadingGorillas at Zoo Atlanta being treated after initial testing reveals Covid-19 virus
By Alta Spells, CNN Initial tests show that lowland gorillas at Zoo Atlanta have the Covid-19 virus, the zoo said in a media update on its website.…
Continue ReadingNot getting vaccinated against Covid-19 is like driving while intoxicated, health expert says
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the US averages more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths daily, not getting vaccinated is akin to driving while intoxicated, one…
Continue ReadingAnti-mask demonstrators return to school despite court order
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Protesters returned to the grounds of a Vancouver, Washington high school Friday despite a judge’s attempts to quash…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1 from Crook County, 2,453 cases
There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two from Crook County, raising the state’s death toll to 3,414, the Oregon Health…
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Six Oregonians, Freedom Foundation sue Gov. Brown in federal court over ‘vindictive’ vaccine mandate
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Six Oregonians, represented by the Freedom Foundation, have sued Gov. Brown and the Oregon Health Authority in federal court…
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Oregon reports 21 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,437 new cases; St. Charles Bend has record 96 in hospital
There are 21 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,394, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday as St.…
Continue ReadingFlorida appeals court rules in favor of DeSantis, allowing his ban on mask mandates in schools to stand
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Florida’s 1st District Court on Friday reinstated a stay on mask mandates in schools, blocking local school requirements…
Continue ReadingBiden to GOP critics looking to challenge new vaccine requirements in court: ‘Have at it’
By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden challenged Republicans to test his new vaccine requirements in court Friday as he stressed…
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C. Oregon employers, visitors react to president’s new vaccine mandate for large businesses
President Biden’s newest vaccine mandate announced Thursday is the strongest push yet affecting about two thirds of the nation’s…
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