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Oregon faces short staffing and not enough customers to inject 1 million booster shots

SALEM — Oregon officials are still working out details on how they will get 1 million booster doses…

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Oregon takes several steps to deal with looming omicron surge

SALEM — It’s only been five days since Oregonians first learned the omicron variant could double the hospitalization…

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Union County tallies two new COVID-19 deaths, seven cases in latest report

SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority released its latest COVID-19 daily update on Thursday, Dec. 23, which showed…

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To protect elderly, advocacy group wants boosters mandated in Oregon long-term care facilities

SALEM — The advocacy group Disability Rights Oregon is asking leaders of the Oregon Health Authority and the…

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Hospital employees continue work on front lines during holiday season

LA GRANDE — While most families are sitting by the fire exchanging gifts on Christmas morning, some of…

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Union County shows two new deaths, nine cases in latest OHA report

SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority released its daily COVID-19 report on Tuesday, Dec. 21, showing two deaths…

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Brown extends state of emergency due to omicron variant

SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday, Dec. 21, extended Oregon’s declaration of a state of emergency until…

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Back to the Future: 2022 brings another pandemic New Year

SALEM — A rapidly spreading deadly virus. Record-breaking fires. Acrid smoke from the Pacific to Pendleton. A riot…

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Union County Senior Center again open for dining

LA GRANDE — Walking into the Union County Senior Center at midday on Wednesday, Dec. 15, was a…

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Omicron poised to trigger fifth wave of COVID-19 infections

SALEM — Hospitals in Oregon are still understaffed and struggling. And now they’re facing a new challenge: planning…

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