Vaccines

Seasonal flu is causing a second peak of illness and hospitalizations in Oregon this month, in what may end up being the worst flu season in the past decade.

In 2024, Oregon recorded the highest number of whooping cough cases, also known as pertussis, since 1950.

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho this year.

October: time for muddy soccer practices, cider pressing and Halloweentown ... And time to roll up your sleeves.

COVID-19 cases are spiking in Oregon and across the country.

Federal data show that Oregon’s exemption rates are second-highest in the country, behind only Idaho.

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford is facing multiple lawsuits by former employees claiming that the hospital discriminated against them for not taking the COVID vaccine.

Very few nursing home residents in Oregon have gotten this year’s COVID-19 booster, according to the Oregon Health Authority.

So far, more than 4,000 infants in Oregon have received Nirsevimab and will have some protection against severe RSV this winter, but many more are eligible and demand has outstripped supply.

A lower percentage of health care workers are vaccinated against the flu than during the 2019-20 flu season.

The most common COVID-19 variant in the U.S. is still rare in Oregon, according to data from the Oregon Health Authority.

Pediatricians in Oregon expect to start receiving the first shipments of a new drug this week that reduces the risk of lung infections for infants. But children’s health experts are concerned that some babies are going to face obstacles to getting the new shot.