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Lawmakers were eagerly anticipating the forecast, which arrived three days into the 35-day legislative session.

Lawmakers were eagerly anticipating the forecast, which arrived three days into the 35-day legislative session.

Oregon health officials approve Covid-19 boosters.

This is a more than 20% COVID-19 vaccination jump within the Hispanic/Latinx community looking back at this time last year.

Waning immunity is expected to fuel a new wave starting in late September or October, but the potential arrival of omicron-specific boosters could change that.

A new COVID-19 forecast was expected Friday, but the OHSU forecaster is still working on new details. He did say we should expect COVID to increase in July.

Despite predictions of a mid-month plateau, Oregon continued to see COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise through the end of June.

The state health officer said that this will most impact those at higher risk of becoming severely ill from COVID, even if they are vaccinated and boosted.

Staffing shortages, an influx of patients who delayed care during the pandemic, and patients awaiting discharge are keeping beds full at Oregon hospitals.

A newly approved COVID-19 treatment pill is now available at certain locations in the Portland metro area.