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Falling childhood vaccination rates during the pandemic meant that thousands of students were unable to start the school year on a campus because they did not have the immunizations required by the state.

Federal health authorities have approved new "bivalent" COVID-19 boosters for people 12 and older. In Oregon, the boosters still have to be approved by the Western States Workgroup and Governor Kate Brown, which could happen any day.

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to authorize a new generation of COVID-19 boosters this week that for the first time will target the omicron variant.

California is declaring a state emergency in response to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday evening. It is the second state in the country to do so, with Illinois making a similar announcement just hours before.

California is not yet declaring a state of emergency over monkeypox despite growing concern over the virus and its spread, state health officials said Friday.

The Biden administration may scrap plans to expand eligibility for second boosters to younger adults. Instead, it's trying to speed up the next generation of boosters targeting the omicron variant.

While COVID-19 hospitalizations in Oregon are less than half what they were at their peak last fall, hospitals in the state are struggling to operate normally.

Monkeypox is spreading in Oregon, with 32 confirmed and suspected cases up from just six last month.

COVID19-cases in Oregon continue to increase, as do hospitalizations, but health officials say the numbers so far are manageable.

Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for children under five—pediatric providers are preparing for the initial wave of tiny patients to get their first shots.

What does the current wave say about the long-term trajectory of the pandemic?

Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento bail on their plans to enact strict COVID-19 vaccine mandates.