WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The US will once again be offering free at-home COVID tests. The Biden administration made the announcement on Wednesday to resume offering the free tests starting Monday. Americans will be able to request four free tests ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – It’s almost time to roll up your sleeve for another COVID-19 booster shot. New versions from Moderna and Pfizer could be available in the next few days. That’s after the FDA gave them the green light ...
Author: Daisy Caballero PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — After more than three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the federal COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. What does this mean for Oregon? Oregon healthcare workers ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The U.S. government is adjusting the way it tracks COVID-19. The nation’s coronavirus public health emergency ends next week on May 11th. That’s when, for the first time in three years, the agency will stop posting ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is lifting the requirement to wear face masks in health care facilities starting April 3. This will apply to workers, patients and visitors. Washington state also announced it ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorization for the first over-the-counter at-home test that detects both influenza and COVID-19 viruses. The Lucira COVID-19 and flu home test is a single-use test that ...
Author: Bryant Clerkley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — It’s been almost three years since the first person was diagnosed with COVID-19 in Oregon. Dr. Katie Sharff with Kaiser Permanente diagnosed the man on February 28, 2020, and she said it ...
(KGW) Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have flattened out, according to the CDC, though case rates rise and fall. Now, nearly three years after the pandemic reached the U.S., Oregon is one of 14 states with some mask requirements in place for ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon health officials say they’re seeing a “significant decrease” in respiratory virus hospitalization. The decline in community spread of influenza and RSV viruses is expected to continue into spring, according to Dean Sidelinger, the health officer and ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The U. S. will soon require negative COVID tests for individuals traveling from China to the U.S. as health officials are concerned about the rise in COVID-19 cases in China as well as the lack of ...