Gov. Tina Kotek is asking the Legislature for more behavioral health funding. The money would fund programs for people who need care in other settings besides the Oregon State Hospital […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
JAKE THOMAS/Oregon Capital Bureau Health care providers in Oregon are running out of protective masks, surgical gowns and other personal protective equipment that protects them from contracting the coronavirus. “I […]
