Kelly Beckley, R.N. Pfizer prepares the vaccine before starting the Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Oregon Convention Center back in January. Christina Wentz-Graf / OPB The Oregon Health Authority announced Monday that 13 counties could begin giving doses to agricultural workers, the homeless and other vulnerable people, advancing its plan …
Read More »Live Updates: Reg Reagan’s Kovid-19 death toll is close to 500. The state provides tips for firefighting when infected.
As the Covid-19 infection progresses, health officials continue to worry that smoking from a wildfire in the Pacific Northwest could affect the recovery of people infected with the virus. Getting out of the fire while fighting coronavirus also comes with its own set of concerns. “The first priority in a …
Read More »Live updates: Oregon tops 300 COVID-19 deaths
Tuesday marked another serious milestone in the Oregon pandemic. The state health authority announced 14 new deaths, a one-day record that released Oregon’s death toll to more than 300 people. The announcement came just a day after the state had zero new deaths on the books. “As we exceed 300 …
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