The new updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters can be administered in Oregon now that the final step in the review and approval process has occurred, according to the state’s top health officer. “With…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS COVID-19 RESPONSE: Community Spread Remains HIGH; Guidelines for Testing, Vaccines Available; Stay Home if Feeling Sick
Community spread of COVID-19 in Tillamook County remains HIGH – 50 new COVID-19 cases and a test positive rate of 28.7% was recorded over the past 7 days (July 31st to August…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 8/10/22
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Weather That was interesting last evening, spotty rain and thunderstorms from the valley to the coast. Today, we watched…
OHA UPDATE: Novavax becomes fourth COVID-19 vaccine authorized by FDA; Rethink the Drink Campaign; COVID Reports, Resources
Yesterday, July 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine Novavax for adults age 18 and older. The two-dose Novavax vaccine does not use mRNA technology (Moderna and Pfizer), and…
COVID-19 Forecast Shows Continued Rise in Cases; Tillamook County at HIGH Transmission
The July 7th OHSU COVID-19 Forecast shows rises in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations and deaths over the next few weeks due to the spread of Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5. By…
GORDON’S UPDATE: One-day “heatwave” today; Marine cooling, Pleasant Week; COVID-19 Rise in Cases
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, July 11, 2022, 09:20am Weather A look at the satellite picture tells us, without a cloud in the sky anywhere in or near…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: COVID-19 Cases Increasing, Community Spread High
COVID-19 cases have increased locally and across the state. Just this weekend (July 1-3), there was 20 new COVID-19 cases in Tillamook County. We encourage all to take steps to protect yourself…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather & COVID-19 – 7/5/22
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Pioneer Tuesday, July 5, 2022, 09:00am Weather Today, Tuesday July 5th we see a large upper-level low pressure trough in the eastern Pacific that is…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 6/30/22; Weather; BIG ANNOUNCEMENT; OHA COVID-19 Report
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are pleased to announce that Pioneer readers will continue to receive “Gordon’s Update.” When we found out Gordon’s Update through the county was ending, we reached out to Gordon…
COVID-19 RESPONSE: Letter to Employers from Tillamook County Public Health
EDITOR’S NOTE: One the weekly Community Update Tillamook County Community Health Centers Deputy Director Rockie Phillips reported that Tillamook County’s test positivity rate is over 30%, and the county’s has a “high”…
