By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Oregon grocery and other front-line workers leveled a sharp rebuke on Monday against Gov. Kate Brown for making them wait until May to become eligible […]
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Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, March 1: 197 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 13,794 vaccinations, 4 new deaths
Oregon reports 197 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,212, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Sunday, Feb. 28: 455 new cases; 2 in Lincoln County; 32,288 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 455 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,208 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, Feb. 26: 455 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 32,288 vaccinations, 2 new deaths
Oregon reports 455 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,208 […]
Oregon governor’s changing patchwork of COVID-19 rules creates ethical “lifeboat” issues on vaccine eligibility
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon vaccinates teachers before seniors. California punishes hospitals for vaccinating teachers. Washington vaccinates all seniors — and warns older Oregonians against trying to sneak […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Feb. 26: 336 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 30,594 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
New eligibility groups and FEMA support for vaccination announced Governor Kate Brown was joined by OHA Director Patrick Allen and Public Health Director Rachel Banks in today’s press conference on […]
Gov. Kate Brown and health officials say all Oregonians will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by July 1
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Every adult in Oregon will be offered a vaccination against COVID-19 by July 1, with the two-shot vaccines reaching all adults who want it […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Feb. 25: 553 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 22,841 vaccinations, 10 more deaths
Oregon reports 553 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,204, the […]
Oregon’s state economists predict better than expected tax collections, despite pandemic
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau More than 150,000 Oregonians remain out of work as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but income tax collections that support state services and public […]
Republicans in Oregon Senate walk out again — this time in protest of COVID-19 restrictions
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The walkout as a political tactic resurfaced Thursday in the Oregon Legislature. This time, however, the 12 Republicans in the Senate said Thursday that they […]