By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The superintendent of the Lincoln County School District warned parents this week to have daycare plans in place should the district need to close some or all […]
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First of free monthly Lincoln County vaccination (and testing) clinics is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday in Yachats
YACHATS – Lincoln County Public Health and medical volunteers are bringing a Covid-19 vaccine clinic to the Yachats pavilion from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Yachats clinic […]
Daily Covid-19 cases double this week in Lincoln County, bringing new warnings from health officials about New Years gatherings
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Lincoln County have doubled in the past two days and public health officials believe it is due to holiday gatherings and […]
OSU announces plans for in-person instruction Jan. 3, requiring Covid-19 booster shots by students and employees at all locations
CORVALLIS – Oregon State University plans to resume in-person instruction and other university activities and operations on Jan. 3 as planned at all of its campuses and locations. “Our decision […]
Omicron variant begins pushing COVID-19 numbers up in Oregon but not as fast as in other parts of the U.S.
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 has started pushing new cases up in Oregon, although not as steeply as other parts of the nation. […]
Oregon faces short staffing and not enough customers to inject 1 million booster shots as Oregon Health Authority works to tie pieces together to guard against omicron
The Oregon Health Authority is still working out the details of its plan to get Covid-19 booster doses into the arms of 1 million more Oregonians. (Getty Images) By LYNNE […]
Governor, health experts brace Oregonians for a serious impact from Omicron by February
By LYNNE TERRY and JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle In the past week, the Covid-19 outlook for Oregon shifted dramatically, with the state now facing the prospect of having the highest […]
Oregon Health Authority director: ‘We know almost nothing about Omicron’
Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Scientists know little about Omicron but they expect it to emerge in Oregon this […]
Omicron variant is a question mark in Oregon’s latest COVID-19 forecast showing decline in cases, hospitalizations
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The likely arrival of the new omicron variant and questions about its strength and speed are clouding an otherwise cautiously optimistic outlook of the […]