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Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoCalifornia lawmakers are looking for ways to make up for federal cuts to funds for research and vaccines. Some want to start a new state institution to fill the gap. -
Courtesy of Cynthia S. Goldsmith and Thomas Rowe/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionSeasonal flu is causing a second peak of illness and hospitalizations in Oregon this month, in what may end up being the worst flu season in the past decade.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown set a goal for an additional million more people to receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shots by the end of January. Barely half of that got them. -
Tighter mask rules and increased vaccination rates could have made a difference, but omicron was going to be a problem no matter what. In response to worker shortages, the Newsom administration has made it easier for schools to hire subs, requested $8 million to address health care staffing issues and more. -
Lawmakers want to create stricter vaccine mandates, especially for children. They anticipate an especially fierce fight in the coming months. -
We asked four public health experts all your pressing questions about how to avoid catching omicron on campus. -
Sure, there are official CDC quarantine guidelines and a state hotline and website for people who test positive. But sometimes you want to hear from another human. These Oregonians share what was difficult and what helped them get through. -
The number of California children diagnosed with COVID-19 during the omicron variant surge has 鈥渟kyrocketed,鈥� challenging earlier notions that the coronavirus largely bypassed children. Child vaccination rates are relatively low, and children who contract COVID-19 could be at increased risk for rare conditions and diabetes. -
Parents are seeking answers to questions about COVID-19 and schools, as mounting student and school staff absences push administrators to move learning online. -
OHSU cut its original hospitalization forecast by more than half, based on reports that, while the omicron virus is leading to more COVID-19 infections, people are not getting as severely ill. -
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker. -
All of Oregon鈥檚 public universities will maintain in-person learning. Some private institutions enact new requirements -
More than 1,400 flights canceled worldwide Monday, adding to thousands canceled over the Christmas weekend. And across the country, long lines continued at COVID-19 testing sites. -
California will require health care workers to receive a COVID-19 booster shot and attempt to expand the state's testing capacity, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, as the omicron COVID-19 variant continues to spread across the country.
