Quick, but careful: The extensive testing of the COVID-19 vaccines The COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna were released faster than any vaccine in history. Luckily for people in the U.S., that speed didn’t replace integrity. The COVID-19 vaccines were evaluated extensively in large-scale clinical trials. The […]
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Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Jan. 19: 637 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 8,141 vaccinations, five deaths
Oregon reports 637 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,808, the […]
Capital Chatter: Oregon Capitol shut down for two days this week, delaying Legislature’s start, because of possible protests
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Closed to the public, the Oregon State Capitol also will be temporarily off-limits to lawmakers and their staffs, interfering with the start of the 2021 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Jan. 18: 666 new cases statewide, 5 in Lincoln County; 11,951 vaccinations, three deaths
Oregon reports 666 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,803, Oregon […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Sunday, Jan. 17: 799 new cases statewide, 6 in Lincoln County; 15,784 vaccinations, one more death
Oregon reports 799 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, one new death PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,800 the […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, Jan. 16: 1,173 new cases in Oregon, 12 in Lincoln County; 41 deaths and 16,117 vaccinations
Oregon reports 1,173 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 41 new deaths Portland — There are 41 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,799, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Jan. 15: COVID variant found in Multnomah County; 1,037 news cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 21 deaths, 26,936 vaccinations
Updated: Oregon reports 1,037 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 21 new deaths Testing reveals first case of U.K. variant of COVID-19 in Oregon PORTLAND — Oregon Health Authority has […]
Oregon governor and health officials blame outgoing Trump Administration for having to suddenly scramble order of COVID-19 vaccinations
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is once against scrambling its priority list for COVID-19 vaccinations, with some seniors’ priority pushed from this weekend to March. Gov. Kate Brown […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Jan. 14: 1,152 new COVID-19 cases, Lincoln County has 2; 16,355 vaccinations and 29 new deaths
Oregon reports 1,152 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 29 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 29 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,737, […]
Oregon’s sole Republican congressman votes no on impeachment of President Trump
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, voted against impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday, joining most House Republicans in a losing effort to avoid a stinging […]