By Patrick Allen, Director of Oregon Health Authority What a difference two weeks makes. At the start, Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccination program was panned for its “snail’s pace.” But last week Oregon passed…
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Vaccine Voices: Community health nurse shares her why; Weekly report shows declines
OIOpublisher “To protect my family, patients, and people around me” was why Joanna De Matias got her vaccine at her clinic along with her coworkers. The only side effect she felt was…
Oregon reports 750 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths; Tillamook County adds one more case
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,930, the Oregon Health Authority reported today January 28, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 750…
GOOD NEWS: Love in the Time of Covid
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are so blessed to have many talented writers in our midst, and the Pioneer is proud and pleased – over the moon, really – to be able to share…
Oregon reports 731 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths; Tillamook County adds one case today, Jan. 27; OHA will no longer list individual COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon in its daily media releases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,924, the Oregon Health Authority reported today January 27, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 731…
Getting your vaccine: What to know before you go; Risk levels updated, Change to Extreme Risk Guidelines
The COVID-19 vaccine supply is limited, but more people are becoming eligible to get immunized. If you are eligible, planning ahead before going to a vaccine clinic will help you be better…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS COVID-19: Tillamook County Moves to “Lower Risk” effective Jan. 29 to Feb. 11,2021
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Tillamook County Public Health was notified that Tillamook County will move from the “Extreme Risk” category to “Lower Risk” effective this Friday 1/29/21. As calculated by Oregon Health Authority (OHA),…
Oregon reports 796 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 2 more cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,904, the Oregon Health Authority reported today January 26, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 796…
News on the Session, Vaccines, Schools, and Housing
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends! A new poll shows 68% of Oregonians plan to get vaccinated. We’re now seeing improvements in all of Oregon’s COVID metrics. In the last…
Tillamook County Moving to Low Risk – Allowing many local businesses to open Friday Jan. 29th
Tillamook County Commissioners and the COVID-19 County Incident Command team advised that the county was likely to move to high, possibly moderate levels this week as the state’s risk levels are changed…