As COVID-19 surges, 93% of Oregon’s hospital beds are full
As Oregon’s health system continues to be clobbered by the state’s worst COVID-19 surge, officials reported on Tuesday that 93% of the state’s…
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Les Schwab Amphitheater changes Covid-19 policy
Live Nation, the company that now brings shows to the Les Schwab Amphitheater in the Old Mill District, soon will require all concert-goers to…
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As mask mandate returns, so do the questions about what masks are most effective
As the mask mandate is reenacted for Central Oregon, the question of how well masks protect against the more contagious Delta variant is being…
Continue ReadingTexas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Tuesday. Abbott, a Republican, is fully vaccinated…
Continue ReadingTSA to extend transportation mask mandate into January
By Gregory Wallace, CNN The Transportation Security Administration will extend its US federal transportation mask mandate through January 18, the…
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Crook County Health Dept. plans another COVID-19 vaccine mobile clinic
Cases of COVID are on the rise not only in Oregon, but the entire nation. In Crook County our case count is higher than ever before counted. The…
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Gov. Brown sternly warns school leaders not to violate state’s indoor-mask requirements
Gov. Kate Brown issued a stern open letter Tuesday to Oregon superintendents, school board members and education leaders, warning them that the…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Digital defense against fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against fake COVID-19 vaccine…
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Biden administration expected to advise Covid booster shots for most Americans
Top health officials in the Biden administration are coalescing around an agreement that most Americans should get Covid booster shots eight months…
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Bend, Mtn. View HS football teams’ pre-season practice affected by COVID-19 cases
After being shutdown due to “more than one case” of COVID-19, both Bend and Mountain View High School football teams are allowed to resume limited…
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St. Charles adds new Bend urgent care clinic, COVID-19 drive-thru testing
St. Charles added a new urgent care clinic and drive-thru COVID-19 testing Monday near the Bend hospital, to ease the burden on the Emergency…
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Oregon’s congressional delegation urges FEMA to back state request for medical personnel
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s entire congressional delegation on Monday urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help the state cope with…
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Oregon reports 14 more COVID-19 related deaths in 3 days, 2 in C.O.; 4,396 cases, 752 hospitalizations
There are 14 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon over the weekend, including one each in Crook and Jefferson counties, raising the state’s death…
Continue ReadingCuomo announces New York health care workers must be vaccinated against Covid-19
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The New York State Department of Health issued an order Monday requiring all health care workers be vaccinated against…
Continue ReadingPfizer submits data to FDA showing a booster dose works well against original coronavirus and variants
CNN By Madeline Holcombe and Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday they have submitted initial data to the US Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingTexas Supreme Court sides with governor and temporarily blocks mask mandates
By Rosa Flores, Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN The Texas Supreme Court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday in a ruling that temporarily blocks…
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Sisters protesters rally against mask mandate for K-12 students
Parents and community members who don’t believe students should be required to wear masks in school rallied Sunday in front of the Sisters Public…
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St. Charles Bend to open urgent care clinic to ease strain on Emergency Department
St. Charles Health System announced on Sunday a new urgent care clinic and drive-thru COVID-19 testing at a family care facility near the Bend…
Continue ReadingMore than a year later, America grapples with long Covid
CNN By Sarah Braner, CNN “I was told to go home and rest, that everything would be fine in two weeks. Sadly, those two weeks for me have never…
Continue ReadingSome C. Oregon shoppers skip wearing masks on first day of renewed statewide mandate
If you paid a visit to various stores around Bend on Friday, you might think masks were still optional indoors, as dozens of people were not wearing…
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