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 ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State University are thanking wastewater utilities around the state, for their help in tracking COVID-19 through the pandemic. The OHA said in a statement Monday, that in September 2020 wastewater utilities ...
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: Brittany Falkers, KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s been three years since the pandemic hit, stopping everyone in their tracks. It flipped daily life upside down, claimed millions of lives, revealed systemic issues and changed the way people think ...
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 ...
Author: Pat Dooris, KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — It’s been nearly three years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Oregon, back when health authority press releases still called it a case of the “novel coronavirus.” The Oregon ...