EDITOR’S NOTE: There has been a lot of confusion about the OHA adopting “permanent” mask rules; these actions are necessary so that the agencies don’t have to keep updating “temporary” rules. When…
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OHA updates recommendations for COVID-19 contact tracing, reduces reporting requirements in K-12 settings
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will release new COVID-19 contact tracing and notification recommendations for K-12 settings to lessen the overall burden of contact tracing on K-12 schools, while ensuring school staff…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: RECORD-SETTING REPORT – COVID-19 weekly cases surge, hospitalizations, deaths increase
OHA reported 47,272 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Jan 3, through Sunday, Jan. 9 – six times higher than two weeks ago and three times higher than the previous pandemic record…
OHA launches website, hotline for COVID-19-positive people
New services, which allow people to report positive tests and get info on isolation and quarantine, follow shift toward focus on outbreaks at high-risk settings PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority is moving…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/31/21 – Weather & COVID-19 Update – Vaccine Breakthrough Report
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Friday, December 3, 2021, 10:00am Weather A chilly, foggy start this morning with lows in the mid to upper 30s. We stay dry today which…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/1/21 – Weather & OHA on Omicron Variant
By Gordon McCraw Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 12:30pm Weather Another mild, hazy day with some high clouds moving in. We do have a weak cold front moving towards the area. Winds today…
OREGON HEATH AUTHORITY: Much still unknown about the Omicron variant. Here’s what we know today.
The news of the Omicron variant emerging in several countries may cause many people anxiety about the unknown. The news comes on top of pandemic fatigue, as cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue,…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY UPDATE 11/24/21: Thanksgiving messages; Vaccines; Mental health support
EDITOR’S NOTE: We haven’t shared the OHA’s report in some time, just sharing the weekly update from Tillamook County Community Health Centers. With the holiday season upon us, and COVID-19 still with…
CDC advisory panel recommends COVID-19 booster doses for everyone 18 years of age and older
Booster doses expected to be available in Oregon this weekend for anyone 18 years of age and older On November 19, 2021, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a Centers for…
Oregon children ages 5 through 11 expected to become eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines; Doses expected to be available this week
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 14-0 to recommend the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 5- through 11-year-old children today. Once the approval process is…
