Los Angeles school board votes to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for eligible students age 12 and over
CNN, CDC By Dakin Andone, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN All eligible students attending Los Angeles Unified public schools — the…
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Oregon DHS expands COVID-19 recovery unit network; Bend facility among 8, totaling 238 beds
The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Thursday it has expanded its network of COVID-19 Recovery Units to eight long-term care facilities…
Continue ReadingWashington state to require masks for large outdoor events
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting next week, the state’s indoor mask mandate will be expanded to include outdoor…
Continue ReadingBiden announces new vaccine mandates that could cover 100 million Americans
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and…
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis files emergency appeal on school mask mandates
By Mallory Simon, CNN Lawyers for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have filed an emergency appeal with the First District Court of Appeals in Florida in…
Continue ReadingAs Covid-19 hospitalizations spike, some overwhelmed hospitals are rationing care
CNN, WKYT By Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Once again, Americans who don’t even have coronavirus are suffering the consequences of…
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Bend police following OHA guidelines, not requiring Covid-19 vaccinations of officers
Police in Bend, and all of Oregon, may not fall under the statewide health care provider Covid-19 vaccination…
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Mayor: Portland can’t require COVID-19 vaccination for cops
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mayor Ted Wheeler confirmed Wednesday that state law prohibits Portland from making police officers get vaccinated against…
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Oregon reports 47 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,352 cases, 1,138 hospitalizations
There are 47 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,373, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Oregon infant dies from COVID-19 complications
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an infant in southwest Oregon has died from COVID-19 complications. The News-Review in Roseburg reports the…
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Oregon reports 54 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 from Deschutes County, 5,821 new cases in four days
There have been 54 new COVID-19 related deaths reported in Oregon over the past four days, raising the state’s death toll to 3,326, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingFlorida judge allows school mask mandates to continue despite governor’s appeal
By Mallory Simon, CNN A Florida judge ruled against Gov. Ron Desantis on Wednesday and allowed schools in the state to mandate face-masks while the…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 deaths overwhelm morgue in Cowlitz County
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A recent increase in COVID-19 deaths has overwhelmed a southwest Washington county’s storage capacity, prompting the…
Continue Reading Police may be exempt from employee vaccine mandate
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland city officials because of new guidance may exempt the police bureau from an order that all employees be fully…
Continue ReadingFact-checking the misinformation about Oklahoma hospitals and ivermectin
CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN A story went viral last week about Oklahoma hospitals and ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug some Americans are taking to…
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Gov. Brown, state officials, doctor plead for Oregonians to wear masks, get vaccine
Governor Kate Brown will hold a press availability on Tuesday at 11 a.m., to discuss Oregon’s ongoing response to COVID-19.…
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COCC, Jefferson County, NeighborImpact partner on COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Central Oregon Community College and Jefferson County Public Health, together with NeighborImpact, are bringing a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic to…
Continue ReadingIdaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid COVID surge
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders are letting the state’s northern hospitals ration health…
Continue ReadingMandates and testing among Biden’s plans to combat Delta surge
CNN By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden, entering autumn with coronavirus still wreaking havoc on the nation’s health…
Continue ReadingDelta variant outbreak threatens Singapore’s ‘living with Covid’ model
By Ben Westcott, CNN Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is…
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