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COVID-19: Limits end, boosters arrive and new variant concerns

SALEM — Oregon is taking several steps to dismantle the state of emergency in the state since March…

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OHA reports three new COVID-19 cases in Union County

SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority released its daily COVID-19 report on Tuesday, March 29, revealing three new…

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FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

ATLANTA — U.S. regulators on Tuesday, March 29, authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older,…

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How Oregon’s pandemic recession measures up against past downturns

SALEM — Two years after the steepest, deepest economic collapse in Oregon history, the state’s labor market has…

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COVID-19 infections expected to rise as new version of omicron spreads

SALEM — An upswing in COVID-19 cases in Oregon is expected to hit sometime this week, driven by infections…

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State recruits teens to spend $1 million in federal recovery funds

SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority is recruiting teenagers for an advisory council that will decide how to…

Coronavirus

OHA reports one new COVID-19 case in Union County

SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority released its daily COVID-19 report, revealing one new case in Union County…

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Federal judge orders Oregon’s Two Rivers prison to follow its own mask rules

UMATILLA — A federal magistrate judge this week found some Oregon prison staff at the Two Rivers Correctional…

Coronavirus

Omicron subvariant is in Oregon, but a surge is not necessarily on the horizon

SALEM — The omicron subvariant fueling COVID-19 surges in Europe has been found in the wastewater of at…

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Oregon OSHA will stop enforcing some COVID workplace requirements, repeal ‘permanent’ rules

SALEM — Oregon’s workplace safety agency said this week it is relaxing standards for COVID-19 safety precautions, adjusting…

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