JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —Jackson County Public Health says in the last few weeks the reported number of Covid-19 cases in the community has decreased slightly. Despite this, hospitalizations are continuing to climb. Even though there is still a lot of ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – COVID vaccines for children older than six months will begin to be administered in Jackson County, but your pediatric provider might not have them. Public health said the much smaller dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will begin ...
Author: Galen Ettlin, KGW Staff OREGON, USA (KGW) — Clinics, pediatricians, pharmacies and hospital systems in Oregon are beginning to vaccinate children under five against COVID-19 following last week’s approval by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Children as young as 6 months old could start getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as Monday, June 20, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s office announced Sunday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency ...
MIAMI, Fla. (WPLG/CNN) – Florida’s governor said the state will not help the White House distribute COVID-19 vaccines to young kids who live there. Wednesday, vaccine advisers for the FDA voted to recommend expanding the emergency use authorizations for COVID ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County just moved into the CDC’s COVID-19 “High Risk” level. Only two other counties in Oregon are under High: Lane and Douglas. The increased risk level is due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration announced Friday that it’s ending a requirement for airplane travelers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the U.S. White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz said that the U.S. would “end COVID-19 testing ...
Author: Katherine Cook (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — While the pandemic surely had a detrimental impact on overall mental health, doctors are increasingly working to address the acute psychological impact of long COVID on patients. That includes Amy Weishan, who ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW), Tim Gordon PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon is getting hammered by another COVID-19 wave, but the latest forecast from Oregon Health and Science University continues to point to a respite after mid-June. The report projects that ...
OREGON, USA – This week, 15 Oregon counties have reached medium risk levels for COVID. That’s triggering the CDC’s indoor masking recommendation in those counties. As you can see on the map above, none of the “medium risk” counties are in ...