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ONTARIO Along with announcing a goal of vaccinating 70% of Oregonians, age 16 and older to reopen the economy, Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced new county risk levels. For now, Malheur County will remain at “high risk,” as it pertains to COVID-19, and the vaccination rate remains lower than the state’s overall goal and new targets set for counties to begin to reopen. There were a total of 64 new cases in the county from April 25 to May 8, according to metrics released from the Oregon Health Authority on Monday. This is up from 37 cases from April 18 to May 1. Additionally t...

MALHEUR COUNTY As health authorities around the country fall in line with federal guidance to push the pause on distributing anymore of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until further review, officials with the Malheur County Health Department say the reason is for an “extremely rare potential side effect.” Additionally, they state that if it is related, looking at the overall data matters. “If it is related, it’s important to keep in perspective that it’s six out of 6.8 million, and that the risk of potentially damaging health effects and risk of dea...

WESTERN TREASURE VALLEY The Argus Observer is reaching out to public health officials this morning regarding the breaking national news about the U.S. “recommending a ‘pause’ in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine,” as reported by the Associated Press early this morning. Many will likely be meeting this morning to discuss the development. Erika Harmon, public information officer for the Malheur County Health Department said that is what she and Director Sarah Poe will be doing this morning, after their weekly staff meeting wraps up. Officia...

MALHEUR COUNTY COVID-19 cases in Malheur County are low enough now that as of Friday, the county will go into the lowest risk category of four risk levels, ranging from “extreme risk” to “lower risk,” as established by Gov. Kate Brown. This also moves the county out of a two-week caution period. Malheur County has been in the “moderate risk” level since Feb. 26. Prior to that, the county had been in “extreme risk” restrictions since Nov. 18, 2020; that was meant to be a two-week “pause,” however, Brown extended it indefinitely on Dec. 3. Movin...