Molly Wells Darling, deputy commander with the Deschutes County Incident Management Team, wants to vaccinate as many county residents for COVID-19 as possible, but admits a dose-dependent schedule is not ideal.
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About 45 Oregon National Guard citizen-soldiers have supported the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds since it began in January.
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The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday that 1 million Oregonians have been vaccinated with one or more doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Over the next six weeks, millions more Oregonians will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. This is a very exciting time in our state’s battle against the pandemic, as tens of thousands of people are being vaccinated each day.
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State auditors say Oregon health officials’ failure to adequately prepare for COVID-19 likely contributed to some senior care home coronavirus deaths early in the pandemic.
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The VA Portland Health Care System is scheduled to surpass administering more than 50,000 COVID-19 vaccinations across its health care system on Thursday.
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The food industry has struggled throughout the pandemic. Now, as restaurants are expanding and reopening, the weather warms and locals and visitors alike come calling, they face a new challenge.
Continue Reading The Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday it has expanded who can administer FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines, as permitted under the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act.
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There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,367, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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In an unusual statement released early Tuesday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the independent board that reviews data from multiple Covid-19 vaccine candidates has raised concerns about AstraZeneca’s announcement of efficacy data from its vaccine trial. “The DSMB expressed concern that AstraZeneca may have included outdated information from that trial, which
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Bend and Redmond Fred Meyer pharmacies are now administering COVID-19 vaccines to those eligible under state guidelines. You can schedule an appointment through an online portal https://www.fredmeyer.com/rx/covid-eligibility or call 866-211-5320.
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Floor sessions in the Oregon Capitol were canceled for the rest of the day Monday and all day Tuesday after lawmakers learned that “someone who was interacting on the House floor last week” has tested positive for COVID-19.
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After careful review by the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon will shift to allowing 3 feet of physical distancing under certain conditions in schools, including county COVID-19 case rate levels for students in middle and high school.
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There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,365, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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The VA Portland Health Care System is inviting enrolled veterans of all ages and who get their care at the Bend Robert D. Maxwell VA Clinic to get scheduled for their COVID-19 shot next Saturday or Sunday at the Redmond VFW.
Continue ReadingWashington state is advancing to Phase 3 of its COVID-19 reopening plan.
Continue ReadingMore than a million passengers have traveled through US airports daily for at least 11 days in a row, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration — at a time that experts say cases of a dangerous variant are climbing across the country. The TSA says it screened 1,543,115 people at airports nationwide on
Continue ReadingAstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in a new, US-based clinical trial, the company said Monday. The findings from the new Phase 3 trial, which included more than 32,000 participants, may boost confidence in the vaccine, which was originally developed by the University of
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More than a million passengers have traveled through US airports daily for at least 10 days in a row, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration — at a time experts say cases of a dangerous variant are climbing across the country. On Friday alone, the country saw more than 1.4 million passengers in
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There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,363, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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