COVID-19

The most current state data from October shows that at long-term care facilities, only 6% of staff and 11% of residents have gotten this year's COVID-19 booster.

Researchers with Oregon State University aim to test about 1,600 wild animals for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Data from the Oregon Health Authority says the most common U.S. COVID-19 variant is still rare in Oregon.

National data shows COVID-19 levels are moderate. In most of the U.S., levels of other respiratory viruses are low, although RSV is ticking up in some southeastern states.

Ryan Hassan, a pediatrician in Happy Valley, Oregon, and medical director for Boost Oregon, a parent-led nonprofit working to increase vaccinations for youth and adults through education, says he’s seen an increase in the number of parents questioning long established vaccines, in addition to the skepticism around COVID-19 vaccines.

Health care providers say Oregonians will soon have more options than ever to minimize the consequences of an infection with one of the now-familiar big three: COVID-19, RSV and influenza.

For nearly three years, China has enforced incredibly strict rules to keep coronavirus transmission in check. But now they're facing a potentially deadly omicron surge.

Researchers have found a link between the FOXP4 gene and the occurrence of what's known as long COVID. The finding could lead to a better understanding of a condition that affects millions.

Everybody knows someone — maybe it's you — who got COVID but never got sick or who thinks they never got COVID at all. A new study found one possible reason, involving a certain gene and common colds.

State officials say about 80% of the 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan members will keep coverage.