Oregon Health Authority

SALEM, Ore — Following new guidance from the CDC and the FDA, the Oregon Health Authority has asked vaccine providers in the state to not administer Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccination. Federal agencies say that six individuals in the United States reported …

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Oregon Health Authority says four people in Oregon are being monitored for Ebola. The OHA says the individuals recently visited the West African Countries of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both of those locations are experiencing …

MEDFORD, Ore. – A Jackson Co. clinic is one of seven health centers statewide given extra COVID vaccine doses for those most affected by COVID-19 minorities. La Clinica has been in the Rogue Valley since 1989 helping those who have disproportionate access …

ORE.- Seniors struggled to get appointments at some pharmacies this week, despite being eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s all due to a clash between Oregon’s vaccination timeline and new federal policy. New guidance from the White House urges the prioritization of …

OREGON- Today, state officials updated Oregon’s vaccine eligibility timeline and while they are hopeful to offer the vaccine completely by summer, it all depends on federal rollout. Governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority laying out the future of vaccine eligibility …

OREGON.- Oregon is one of the slowest states to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination according to a report from Bloomberg. That means of the vaccine doses the state has received, many just haven’t made it to any arms yet. “When the vaccine …

MEDFORD, Ore. — A new and potentially more infectious strain of Covid-19 was identified in the U.S. on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview with NBC5 News, Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen says it won’t affect current vaccine distribution plans or the …

MEDFORD, Ore. — “Once Covid gets into a facility like that it spreads very quickly,” said Dr. Jim Shames, Jackson Co. health officer. Covid-19 outbreaks are hammering southern Oregon long-term care facilities. The latest Oregon Health Authority’s weekly report shows some startling …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — “With guidance that size there’s the opportunity to interpret it… and interpret it incorrectly,” said Kristin Hosfelt, spokeswoman for Grants Pass School District 7. This month, the Oregon Health Authority says Josephine County saw 32 coronavirus cases in …

MEDFORD, Ore. – “We must get infection rates down, each one of us can make a difference,” said Oregon Governor Kate Brown. Coronavirus cases continue to rise at a rate Oregon health official are calling ‘alarming.’ It’s the reason Governor Brown announced …