By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Top US retail and food chains have updated their mask policies since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that fully vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in areas with substantial Covid-19 transmission. That designation includes more than two-thirds of US counties. The CDC changed its
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The three available COVID-19 vaccines serve as an effective shield against virus-related hospitalizations, according to newly published hospitalization surveillance data reported Friday by the Oregon Health Authority.
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Three Central Oregon businesses that were fined for violating Covid-19 restrictions last spring, such as mask requirements, are now taking the battle to court.
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Christina Maxouris, CNN Two different lawsuits have been filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis over his executive order on masks in schools. They are the first legal challenges over the constitutionality of the governor’s order on masks, attorneys working on the two suits said. The order, issued late last month, directed the
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There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,889, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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A coalition of bars in Portland has banded together to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination as the delta variant spreads throughout the state.
Continue ReadingWPLG, ALFREDO RIVERA, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CORRECTIONS, CNN By Gregory Wallace and Chris Isidore, CNN Business United Airlines will join the growing list of companies that are requiring employees get vaccinated against Covid-19, the first major US airline to implement such a mandate. A United executive said it was not considering a similar rule for passengers,
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Tens of thousands of vaccinated people may catch Covid-19, but the majority will not fall severely ill — a testament to the efficacy of inoculations even against the Delta variant that has been fueling case surges across the United States, a top health official said. The severity of the illness —
Continue ReadingWith new cases of Covid-19 surging in most of the US — driven by unvaccinated Americans and fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant — hospitals are bracing for another round of devastation.
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Face coverings are now required in all indoor public settings at Oregon State University and OSU Cascades. Central Oregon Community College strongly recommends masking in public indoor spaces.
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There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,885, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Internal discussions at the US Food and Drug Administration have centered around an early September timeline for laying out a strategy on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, a Biden administration official told CNN. The strategy would apply for all vaccinated people. A decision for those who are immunocompromised and
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Education Sec. Miguel Cardona on Thursday warned Americans not to let adult politics get in the way of schools reopening safely and remaining open without disruption, specifically expressing concern about states that are preventing schools from instating mask mandates. “The tools are there, it’s just — are we
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN The White House touted progress in vaccinations in recent days, noting that over the past 24 hours, the US recorded more than 864,000 vaccinations, the highest daily rate since July 3, and praised momentum for vaccine mandates Thursday, days after President Joe Biden issued a vaccine requirement for all federal workers
Continue ReadingCNN’s Martin Savidge speaks with Arkansas health care workers and administrators about the strain they’re under as the state faces rising hospitalizations due to Covid-19.
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business The planned grand reopening of offices across America is in serious doubt because of the Delta variant. In the past 24 hours, a slew of major companies have told employees they will no longer be expected back at their desks in September. Notably, that list includes BlackRock, Wells
Continue ReadingIn a press conference on his YouTube channel, Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said he regretted banning mask mandates.
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Deschutes County commissioners spent more than an hour debating Wednesday but in the end, the split board did not make any recommendation whether people wear masks indoors at public places
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St. Charles Health System, again dealing with a rise in COVID-19 patients, said Wednesday it is beginning efforts to meet Gov. Kate Brown’s new state health and safety rule that requires employees in health care settings to provide proof of vaccination or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
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There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,877, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday as it released a weekly report showing worrisome jumps in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
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