News & Stories for Oregonians
For 10-year-old Alex, it has been a very long wait to get his COVID-19 vaccination. Alex has asthma and has already been hospitalized a couple of times with it in his short life. “As soon as he gets either a cold or any kind of virus it goes into his lungs and he requires two different inhalers,” said his mother Kimberly.
Demand for COVID-19 vaccination has been so high in many counties that local public health authorities have had to get creative in meeting the needs of their communities.
Every layer matters. Regular COVID-19 testing will help Oregon schools identify cases of COVID-19 infection early. Combined with cohorting, this will also help schools determine which students or staff need to isolate or quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others.
When word came last week that the Pfizer pediatric vaccine had been approved for children ages 5 through 11, Lori Robinson had two questions: when and where? She added her sons Rowdy, 8, and Stetson, 5, to their family doctor’s wait list, but days later when she learned the vaccine was available at the local hospital, she was on her way.
Senitila McKinley, founder and director of Seashore Family Literacy in Waldport, grew up in a village in Tonga, a group of islands located in the South Pacific Ocean. To this day, Senitila says any hesitancy she had about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 wasn’t about the vaccine, but the needle. She says her fear of needles began when she went to get her first vaccine as a child. When she saw the needle, Senitila ran home. But her father “believed in Western medicine,” and carried her back.
Dubbed “The Great Moon Hoax,” in 1835 the New York Sun published a six-part satire that claimed life was discovered on the moon. The articles cited a fictional expert who wrote articles in a scientific journal that had been out of publication for years. None of it was true. But readers loved it and spread […]
On Tuesday, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, State Health Officer and State Epidemiologist, and Dr. Antwon Chavis, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University and a pediatrician at Doernbecher Pediatrics Clinic, answered questions on the recent authorization to extend COVID-19 vaccinations for youth between 5 and 11 years old. “By our estimates there are approximately 330,000 youth within that age group […]
Nuestros hijos han vuelto a la escuela, la pandemia del COVID-19 aún está aquí, la temporada de gripe está sobre nosotros y el resfriado común nunca desaparece. Por eso, los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) advirtieron este año sobre el aumento del Virus Sincitial Respiratorio (VRS, […]
Eight-year-old Jasmine Van Horne is not normally keen on shots, but the promise of the fun she’ll once again be able to share in was all she needed to line up for the first pediatric vaccinations in Curry County. Her 10-year-old brother, Jordan, was right there beside her. “I was happy because my son has special needs,” […]
Bi-Mart is selling its pharmacies in Oregon to Walgreens. If you’ve been affected by a pharmacy closure or expect to be, here are some actions you can take to make sure your needs are met:
