Spain, Germany, France and Italy have become the latest European countries to temporarily halt the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine over a small number of blood clot concerns, going against the advice of international medical agencies as a third wave of infections looms over the continent. Spain will stop using the vaccine for two
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After completing a review of guidance and metrics directed by Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education released an update Monday to the Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance for schools reopening to in-person classes.
Continue ReadingThere are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,324, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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Portland Public Schools and the teachers’ union have reached a tentative agreement on in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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About 100 people have been arrested and two police officers injured as spring break crowds gathered in Florida’s Miami Beach over the weekend, the city says. Miami Beach Police arrested 30 people Saturday night, following Friday night’s unruly crowds that resulted in two Miami Beach police officers being sent to the hospital with injuries, the
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As spring break approaches, Oregon State University is increasing COVID-19 testing and encouraging students and employees to stay close to home.
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There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon on Sunday and the state’s death toll remains at 2,322, the Oregon Health Authority reported on the one-year anniversary of the state’s first COVID death.
Continue ReadingFederal Covid-19 guidelines “will be much more liberal” by the Fourth of July if US cases drop as more Americans are vaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. “If by the time we get to the Fourth of July, with the rollout of the vaccine, we get the level of infection so low — I’m not
Continue ReadingAs spring break travel picks up and states increasingly drop Covid-19 restrictions, Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health director, is pleading with people to keep using masks regardless of prevailing rules. “If there ever was a time to put on the mask, this is it,” Collins told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Saturday. Collins’
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Police body camera footage obtained by CNN affiliate KTRK shows a woman being arrested at a Galveston, Texas, bank after she refused to wear a mask or leave. The arrest occurred Thursday, the day after an order by Gov. Greg Abbott rolled back some of the state’s Covid-19 restrictions, including the state’s mask mandate. Private
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There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,322, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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Bend’s Free Spirit Yoga, Fitness and Play offers a ninja warrior-style obstacle course for kids. The facility in Bend’s Old Mill District has been heavily booked since it reopened.
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that clinics in Portland, Oregon City, Grants Pass, Eugene, Tillamook, Prineville and Medford will be invited to join the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program over the next six weeks.
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The Oregon Health Authority has allocated 3,710 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for the week of March 15. That’s 200 more doses than were available for this week’s clinics, officials said Friday.
Continue ReadingThere are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, two of them in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 2,319, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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Oregon has begun a pilot program that allows some federally qualified health centers to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone they serve, even if that patient does not fall into any currently eligible categories.
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Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials gave an update on COVID-19 vaccination efforts on Friday, saying they aren’t counting on ramped-up federal shipments just yet – but even if they don’t happen, more Oregonians will be eligible to get the shots later this month.
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Bend’s Sun Mountain Fun Center and Lava Lanes have reopened after state mandated COVID-19 closures.
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With weather improving, COVID case counts down and vaccinations on the rise, an orthopedic surgeon with Desert Orthopedics tells us more people are scheduling their delayed elective procedures.
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After over 6,000 cases and 66 deaths in a year’s time, Deschutes County Health Services Director Dr. George Conway thanked residents for their many efforts and sacrifices that have curbed COVID-19’s impact.
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