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Fully vaccinated can drop the masks, skip social distancing

WASHINGTON — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

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CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors

WASHINGTON — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

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Younger adolescents get ready to receive COVID-19 vaccine

MISSION, Kan. — Parents, schools and vaccine clinics rushed to begin inoculating younger adolescents Tuesday, May 11, after…

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Legislature OKs bill extending grace period for past-due rent

SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown’s signature awaits a bill that gives tenants more time to pay past-due rent…

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Cove City Council takes stand against Gov. Brown

COVE — The Cove City Council is calling for Gov. Kate Brown to rein in many of her…

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Gov. Brown: Oregon to lift most COVID-19 restrictions when 70% of residents vaccinated

SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown laid out some basic math on Tuesday, May 11, for Oregon’s way out…

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Oregon extends COVID-19 workplace mask rule indefinitely

PORTLAND— Oregon last week adopted a controversial rule that indefinitely extends coronavirus mask and social distancing requirements for…

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Oregon COVID-19 trends slowing, Eastern Oregon shows mixed results

SALEM — Eastern Oregon showed a mixed set of results under the latest weekly COVID-19 risk level numbers…

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Biden and Brown shift vaccine doses to where demand is high

Hoping to pick up the pace of vaccinations, state and federal health officials are ditching their population-based distribution…

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EOU partners up for vaccination clinic

LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University hosted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Tuesday, May 4, that drew almost 100…

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