COCC, Deschutes County holding drive-thru flu, COVID-19 vaccine clinic
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is partnering with Deschutes County to hold a drive-thru flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic…
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‘Our hands are tied’: Bend-La Pine School Board fires three teachers who defied state’s COVID vaccine mandate
Before a crowd, some holding signs like “Rehire Don’t Fire” and “Jobs Not Jabs,” the Bend-La Pine School Board unanimously accepted…
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Ringo Starr postpones shows due to Covid-19
By Megan Thomas, CNN Ringo Starr has postponed several tour dates after being diagnosed with Covid-19. According to a representative, Starr is…
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OSU-Cascades to host free clinic for flu shots, COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades will host a free clinic for flu shots and COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters on Friday, Oct.…
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Redmond Fairgrounds COVID vaccine booster clinic concludes; more offered in coming weeks
Wednesday was the last day of the COVID-19 booster vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, but it will return for two…
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Canada won’t require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government will no longer require people to wear masks on planes. Government officials…
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WA COVID, monkeypox levels down, prevention efforts continue
SEATTLE (AP) — Viral infection levels continue to trend downward in Washington, bringing the state into a “cautiously optimistic” place as…
Continue Reading State employees likely to get 1K bonuses for COVID booster
SEATTLE (AP) — Under a tentative deal Washington state employees would get $1,000 bonuses for receiving a COVID-19 booster shot. The agreement…
Continue Reading FDA releases more doses of Moderna’s updated Covid-19 boosters amid reports of ‘limited’ supply
By Carma Hassan and Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the release of “numerous batches” of…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 emergency may end, but there’s no rule to say when the pandemic is over
By Brenda Goodman, CNN President Joe Biden lit a firestorm of controversy this week when he said in an interview that “the pandemic is…
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30-year Bend Santa hoping for ‘miracle’: suffering from COVID pneumonia, unable to work
While it’s not yet the season, a long-time Central Oregon Santa, William Walther, is looking for a Christmas…
Continue Reading GOP leaders say approving Covid aid will be even harder after Biden ‘pandemic is over’ remark
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Top Republicans, who were already skeptical about approving more Covid-19 relief money, said…
Continue Reading New Alzheimer’s diagnoses more common among seniors who have had Covid-19, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A recent study of more than 6 million people 65 and older found that seniors who had Covid-19 had a substantially higher…
Continue Reading White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden’s comments that the ‘pandemic is over’
CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is largely downplaying President Joe Biden’s comments declaring the coronavirus pandemic…
Continue Reading China’s quarantine bus crash kills 27 people, sparks anger against zero-Covid policy
By Yong Xiong, Nectar Gan and Philip Wang, CNN Anger and criticism over China’s unrelenting zero-Covid policy has erupted after a bus…
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St. Charles drops COVID-19 vaccination requirement for workers, if they get exemption, wear N95 mask
St. Charles Health System said Thursday it is now allowing unvaccinated people who get a medical or religious exception to Oregon’s vaccine mandate…
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New Covid-19 booster shots clinic brings a long line at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds
There was a long line on Thursday at the mass clinic for the new Covid-19 booster shot at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond. The…
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Oregon Health Authority issues 2021 COVID-19 ‘Year in Review’ data report
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2021 COVID-19 Year-in-Review Data Report released Thursday by the Oregon Health Authority highlights the pandemic’s…
Continue Reading Washington’s COVID-19 state of emergency to end Oct. 31
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that the state of emergency sparked by the…
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Deschutes County opening COVID-19 booster clinic at fairgrounds in Redmond
Deschutes County is opening a new clinic at the fairgrounds in Redmond to distribute the new COVID-19 booster vaccine; walk-in clinics should have…
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