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GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau A steep drop in COVID-19 infections statewide was reflected Tuesday with 16 Oregon counties improving their infection risk levels. Linn County moved down to moderate risk from high risk. "Moving from high risk to moderate risk seemed unthinkable two weeks ago.  It is great news for our community," said Roger Nyquist, chair of the Linn County Board of Commissioners. "We continue to make progress with vaccines, (and) hopefully the supply lines will open up soon. I sense the citizens of Linn County are determined to get through this and back to...

New York state is currently in phase 1B of its COVID-19 vaccination program, with eligible recipients including residents age 65 and older, certain groups of essential workers and health care

The partnership will allow interested individuals to be placed on a COVID-19 vaccine interest list and receive notification when a vaccination opportunity arises.

You’d be hard pressed to bump into anyone these days who doesn’t have something to say about the COVID-19 vaccines. Ask instead what they know about treatments for the coronavirus, and the conversation would be less robust. Some might recall hearing about an experimental cocktail that President Donald Trump got back in October that included Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody. But too few know that it's been authorized for use, that Carilion Clinic has monoclonal antibodies, and that if given within the first days of an infection, it keeps the disease from progressing in people mos...

WHEN: Through spring WHERE: Clinics are being held in each locality; at area pharmacies; and Mary Washington Hospital. All slots are by appointments only; no walk-ins are accepted. When people are contacted about appointments, they will be told the location. HOW TO REGISTER: The Virginia Department of Health has a statewide, centralized registration system at vaccinate.virginia.gov. All new registrations will be done through that site or by calling Virginia’s COVID-19 call center at 877/VAX-IN-VA, or 877/829-4682. The call center will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Those who have al...