Six COVID-19 cases reported by Deschutes County Jail involve staff, family members
The Deschutes County Jail recently reported an outbreak of a half-dozen COVID-19 cases involving three staff members and three of the staff’s…
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Frustration and anger in the St. Charles Bend ICU, overwhelmed with COVID patients
Oregon’s hospitals are in crisis. Beds are filled with COVID-19 patients — more than ever before, and nearly all of them are unvaccinated.…
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C.O. schools, nurses worry Gov. Brown’s vaccine mandate could cost them crucial staff
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that all health care and school workers will have to be vaccinated by Oct. 18 or six weeks after full FDA approval…
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150 Oregon National Guard members arrive in Bend to assist at St. Charles hospitals
150 Oregon National Guard members will be assigned to St. Charles hospitals starting Friday to assist in various non-clinical…
Continue ReadingThis California school district will require all eligible students to be vaccinated by mid-November
By Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Culver City Unified School District plans to require all eligible students aged 12 and older to be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading3 US senators announce positive Covid tests Thursday
By Alison Main, Daniella Diaz and Clare Foran, CNN Three US senators — Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and John Hickenlooper…
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Bend-area high school football teams face rising concerns heading into upcoming season
The problems are piling up for the athletics programs for Bend-area high schools, specifically for their football teams. After a reported COVID-19…
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Les Schwab Amphitheater to soon require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test for all events
The Les Schwab Amphitheater will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test at all concerts “in short order,” but still plans to only…
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150 National Guard members arriving in Bend to help St. Charles with COVID impacts
Starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, 150 members of the Oregon National Guard will begin to arrive at the Guard Armory at 875 SW Simpson Avenue to prepare…
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Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,139 new cases, record 850 hospitalizations
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 44th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,975, along with…
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‘Another disappointment thanks to Covid’: downtown Bend Oktoberfest canceled for second year
Less than two weeks after announcing a revamped, week-long downtown Bend Oktoberfest for late September, the surging rate of COVID-19 delta variant…
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Washington requires COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, staff
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says all public, charter and private school teachers and staff must be fully vaccinated or else risk losing their jobs.…
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After 914 COVID-19 cases in past week, Deschutes commissioners urge vaccinations, masks
Amid a record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases, fueled by the delta variant, Deschutes County commissioners issued a statement Wednesday urging…
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Sisters Folk Festival is still on, will require proof of vaccination, enforce mask mandates
The 2021 Sisters Folk Festival, scheduled for Oct. 1-3, has announced updated health and safety protocol requirements for all attendees at this…
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With no beds, hospitals ship patients to far-off cities
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JIM SALTER Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Many overwhelmed hospitals, with no beds to offer, are putting…
Continue ReadingUS extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico
CNN By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The US is extending non-essential travel restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico…
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Oregon reports 15 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,941 cases, record 838 hospitalizations
There are 15 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,964, along with 2,941 cases and a record 838…
Continue ReadingGarth Brooks cancels tour dates due to COVID surge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks is canceling his remaining stadium tour dates in five cities due to rising COVID-19 cases. Brooks…
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Portland schools to require that staff get COVID-19 vaccinations before classes begin
Portland Public Schools will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the 2021-22 school year, the district…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine booster shots to be offered to Americans beginning September 20, health officials say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN US health officials and medical experts announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine…
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