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…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/31/21 – Weather & COVID-19 Update – Vaccine Breakthrough Report
OIOpublisher 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…
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…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY COVID-19 UPDATE: Booster Shots; Breast Cancer Awareness – Get Your Mammograms; Decrease in Cases, Hospitalizations Modeling Shows
Oregon prepares for possible federal decisions to authorize COVID-19 booster shots for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines Oregon will be ready to make booster shots available to eligible persons who had previously received the Moderna and Johnson &…
Tillamook County COVID-19 Update – Oct. 1, 2021- Case Count Down 45% in September, compared to August
As we start October today, we end the month of September with 394 cases of COVID-19, which is 45% less cases that occurred compared to August (714). While this is welcome news, we…
Cannon Beach and Tolovana State Park beach health advisory lifted Sept. 30
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today September 30, 2021 lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Cannon Beach and Tolovana State Park, located in Clatsop County. The health authority issued…