Tag: COVID-19
What to know about the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines
The next round of COVID-19 vaccines is here. Learn about the new updated vaccines, including details on who should get it and when, where to get it, why it’s important and how it’s paid for.
FDA approves 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine; plan now for respiratory virus vaccinations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine. The shots could be available in Oregon in the coming weeks. Oregon, like the United States, is experiencing a late summer wave of COVID-19 activity, which follows a similar pattern from previous summers since the pandemic began. And don’t forget – […]
COVID-19 transmission low; flu transmission decreasing in Oregon
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) advisory committee will discuss recommendations for the next updated formula (2024-2025) of the COVID-19 vaccine June 5. At this point we are still seeing low COVID-19 and low-moderate flu transmission in Oregon. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season ended March 30, when transmission levels in Oregon met the criteria […]
COVID-19 and flu transmission active in Oregon; RSV season has ended
At this point we are still seeing active COVID-19 and flu transmission in Oregon, while transmission of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) has slowed significantly and Oregon met criteria for the end of RSV season March 30. (Note: Flu and RSV activity typically follows a seasonal pattern—increasing in the fall and winter and dissipating over the […]
COVID-19 transmission in Oregon remains moderate; isolation guidelines reminder
If you test positive for COVID-19, symptom-based isolation guidelines in Oregon are as follows: The symptom-based isolation recommendations have been in place since May 2023, when the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ended, and there is no plan to change them at this time. “Because COVID-19 is exceptionally transmissible and a large proportion of cases […]
COVID-19 spread has increased in Oregon; hospitalizations hold steady
This week we reported a 10.4% test positivity rate for COVID-19, which indicates ongoing high community transmission in Oregon, based on data reported to health officials during the week ending Jan. 6. “The continued high amount of spread of COVID-19 in Oregon is made clear to us in the fact that many of us have […]
Aprenda consejos de limpieza y desinfección seguros para este invierno, especialmente cerca de los niños
Durante los últimos cuatro años, hemos escuchado que limpiar y desinfectar sirve para reducir el riesgo de propagación de virus como el COVID-19 y la gripe. Pero si no se usan adecuadamente, los químicos que se encuentran en los productos de limpieza y desinfección pueden dañar nuestra salud. Los niños son particularmente vulnerables porque son […]
Learn safe cleaning and disinfecting tips this winter, especially around children
Over the past four years, we’ve heard how cleaning and disinfecting is a good precaution to lower the risk of spreading viruses like COVID-19 and the flu. But if not used properly, chemicals found in cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting products can harm our health. Children are particularly vulnerable because they’re more sensitive to harmful chemicals. […]