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Oregon Officials Announce Vaccine Booster Guidelines

Groups eligible for a Pfizer booster shot include seniors, people living in long-term care facilities, those with certain underlying medical conditions, and people working in higher risk occupations.

Sep 30, 2021

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BRYAN M. VANCE/OPB

Judge Signals Oregon’s Psychiatric Hospital May Have To Add Capacity

A federal judge gave Oregon State Hospital until Dec. 3 to speed up admissions and increase capacity for patients languishing in jail while awaiting beds.

Sep 23, 2021

Richmond Elementary in Southeast Portland required masks last fall. | ELIZABETH MILLER/OPB

Oregon Vaccination Rates Up As Some Schools Ask Families To Disclose Children's Shots

COVID-19 vaccination rates for 12- to 17-year-olds in Oregon vary by county, with 59.6% vaccinated statewide.

Sep 21, 2021

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. | OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Oregon Attorney General Signs Onto Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against Texas Abortion Ban

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined 23 other states in their support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ban.

Sep 16, 2021

Oregon Had Almost No Flu Last Year. What About This Year?

While mask use should help stifle the spread, experts say with schools resuming in-person learning, the flu may be more prevalent this year.

Sep 14, 2021

PAUL TERDAL MAKES A PRESENTATION TO THE AUTISM LAW SUMMIT IN 2018./COURTESY OF PAUL TERDAL/OPB

Meet The Father Trying To Help A Generation Of Oregonians With Autism

Sep 9, 2021

PHOTO BY BRADLEY W. PARKS/OPB

Portland May Exempt Police Force From Citywide Vaccine Mandate

The city attorney’s office advised city staff on Tuesday that the order was legally dubious.

Sep 9, 2021

Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations May Be Peaking, But It's A Long Way Down

Oregon’s hospitals are full and have been for several weeks. That isn’t going to change any time soon.

Sep 5, 2021

IN THIS YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT, AN UNVACCINATED, COVID POSITIVE PATIENT LIES ON HER SIDE TO MAKE BREATHING EASIER IN AN AUG. 31, 2021 VIDEO PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM./PHOTO COURTESY OF OPB