The US death toll from Covid-19 just surpassed that of the 1918 flu pandemic
By Holly Yan, CNN Despite all the scientific and medical advances of the past 103 years, the Covid-19 pandemic has now killed more Americans than the…
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US to ease travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors
By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated foreign visitors…
Continue ReadingDaily pace of new Covid-19 vaccinations is the lowest since the CDC started tracking in mid-January
CNN By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop CNN The daily pace of new Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States is the lowest it has been since the…
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Hundreds protest vaccine, mask mandates at Oregon Capitol
Hundreds gathered at the Oregon Capitol on Saturday to protest Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 vaccine and mask…
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Hundreds gather in Redmond for ‘Freedom to Choose Rally’
Hundreds gathered in Redmond on Saturday to rally in support of those who are in jeopardy of losing their job if they don’t get the COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 part-timers at Indiana University Health left jobless for refusing Covid-19 vaccine
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN At least 125 part-time employees at Indiana University Health system, the largest physicians network in the state, have…
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Free rapid COVID-19 testing at Les Schwab Amphitheater starts with Friday’s concert
Concertgoers at the Les Schwab Amphitheater will have access to free COVID-19 testing before each event, starting…
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Oregon reports 22 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Deschutes County’s 100th; 2,099 new cases
There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including the 100th death of a Deschutes County resident, raising the state’s death toll to…
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Oregon Health Authority issues statement on FDA booster dose recommendation
Officials from the Food and Drug Administration convened medical experts Friday to discuss…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers first rejected Pfizer’s booster application — but then voted to recommend a third shot for certain Americans
CNN By Maggie Fox and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously to recommend emergency use…
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Oregon Poison Center: Don’t use ivermectin for COVID-19
Dozens of people in Oregon have contacted the state’s poison center after self-medicating against COVID-19 with a drug used to treat parasites,…
Continue ReadingBoard revokes license of doctor who bucked COVID guidelines
DALLAS, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Medical Board has revoked the license of a doctor in the small city of Dallas west of Salem for refusing to follow…
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Deschutes County COVID-19 vaccination clinics report more people are showing up for shots
Deschutes County’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics are seeing an increase in people wanting the shot, largely due to the mandates but for other reasons…
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Bend restaurant enacts new policy requiring workers to get vaccinated
Sunriver Brewing Company, which operates brewpubs in Bend, Sunriver and Eugene, is requiring all staff to get COVID-19 vaccinations by Oct.…
Continue ReadingKing County to require vaccine or test for events, eateries
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle and King County officials have issued a health directive requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test to enter…
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Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,242 cases, 1,027 hospitalizations
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,547, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Sidelinger: Recent slowing in COVID-19 surge a hopeful sign, but no time to let down our guard
A recent, promising decline from record-high COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations and cases does not mean it’s time to ease up, but instead to…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 46 more COVID-19 related deaths; weekly report shows surge may be easing
There are 46 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,536, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Hospitalized Burns couple with COVID-19 have to say their goodbyes over video call
Burns resident Carolyn Ellis is leaving Bend feeling…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders…
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