Masks required indoors at OSU Cascades, recommended at COCC
Face coverings are now required in all indoor public settings at Oregon State University and OSU Cascades. Central Oregon Community College strongly…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,382 new cases
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,885, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingFDA could lay out a national strategy for Covid-19 booster shots in early September
By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Internal discussions at the US Food and Drug Administration have centered around an early September…
Continue ReadingEducation secretary warns that politicizing masks could lead to in-person school disruption
By 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…
Continue ReadingWhite House touts more than 864,000 vaccinations in last 24 hours, highest rate since early July
By 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…
Continue ReadingThis Arkansas hospital is so short on nurses in this newest Covid-19 surge, it’s offering a $25,000 signing bonus
CNN’s Martin Savidge speaks with Arkansas health care workers and administrators about the strain they’re under as the state faces rising…
Continue ReadingThe Delta variant is slowing office reopenings. It could slow the recovery, too
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business The planned grand reopening of offices across America is in serious doubt because of the Delta variant.…
Continue ReadingArkansas judge temporarily blocks state law banning mask mandates in schools
In a press conference on his YouTube channel, Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said he regretted banning mask…
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Deschutes County commissioners split on COVID-19 mask recommendation
Deschutes County commissioners spent more than an hour debating Wednesday but in the end, the split board did not make any recommendation whether…
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Amid rise in COVID-19 patients, St. Charles welcomes state rule requiring staff vaccinations or testing
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…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,213 new cases; big increases over past week
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…
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Crook County schools superintendent pushes for local control of COVID-19 mask policies
After the recent announcement of a statewide public school mask mandate, Crook County School District Superintendent Dr. Sara Johnson is pushing for…
Continue ReadingUS planning to expand coronavirus testing, Fauci says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Coronavirus testing in the United States is down from where is has been at previous points in the pandemic. However, health…
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Gov. Brown: Oregon health care workers must get COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that she has directed the Oregon Health Authority to issue a rule outlining new, required health and safety…
Continue ReadingBiden administration developing plan to require almost all foreign visitors to be vaccinated
By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is developing a plan to mandate vaccinations for almost all foreign visitors to…
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COCC offering gift cards of up to $500 to students, staff as incentive to get COVID-19 vaccines
To encourage more students and employees to get their COVID-19 vaccines, Central Oregon Community College announced Wednesday it is offering the…
Continue ReadingWHO calls for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September
By Naomi Thomas, CNN The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September, WHO…
Continue ReadingA teacher is suing an Arizona school district for implementing a mask mandate despite governor’s ban
Lila Hartley, 12, wrote a letter to her school board in Duval County, Florida, urging them to mandate mask wearing in schools to protect all students…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s Broward County school district reverses its mask mandate after funding threat from the governor
Dr. Uzma Hasan discusses with CNN’s Jim Sciutto how safe it is to send children back to school with the Delta Covid-19 variant this…
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Parents push back against state mandate for masks in school; some unenroll their children
Some parents in Central Oregon and elsewhere are threatening to, or actually pulling their children out of public schools until masks are not…
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