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Updated January 2 Shortly after midnight on Dec. 31, many Oregonians received a push notification on their phones proclaiming great news to open the year: The Oregon Health Authority had released an app that would warn people if they were exposed to a COVID-19 outbreak. "Exposure Notifications Available," the push notification said. "Get notified of possible exposure to COVID-19 by Oregon Health Authority." It was a false alarm. The contact-tracing app isn't ready. And state health officials spent the first day of 2021 apologizing for the accidental launch, 10 months into the pandemi...