Health & Medicine

Lane County Public Health officials praised communities Tuesday for what they call a downturn in COVID-19 case numbers.

Lincoln County is protesting the Oregon Health Authority’s decision not to send them any vaccine doses this week.  Some rural counties were told to wait while urban counties catch up on inoculating 1A groups and educators.

On this week's Friday show, we heard from Douglas County Public Health Officer Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer and Lane County Public Health Officer Dr. Patrick Luedtke. 

They updated us on vaccine distribution, infection numbers, and more. They also answered listener questions. 

Lane County Public Health website.

The fight against COVID-19 is stronger under the Biden Administration, says U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio. The Oregon Democrat said more needs to be done to get the nation back on its feet, however.

Oregon State University is taking its program that tests for the prevalence of the coronavirus to Redmond this weekend, Jan. 29, 30 and 31.

While overall reports of the COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics in Eugene have been positive-- Lane County Public Health ran into some issues when a registration link was shared on social media.

Oregon National Guardsmen and women are in Eugene to assist Lane County Public Health with mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics. 7,400 doses of vaccine are going to people in Phase 1A at this drive-up event.

To accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination effort, Lane County Public Health has partnered with three area healthcare providers. One of them is White Bird Clinic. The agency will help to vaccinate the rest of health care professionals in Phase 1A Group 1-- namely dentists.

On this week's Friday Show on KLCC we discuss the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, case numbers, and what it will take to get to herd immunity. KLCC's Rachael McDonald is joined by Lane County Public Health Dr. Patrick Luedtke. 

A Portland doctor says stress and isolation caused by the pandemic have been attributed to a surge in people seeking help for eating disorders.

The football stadium used by the Oregon State Beavers will host a mass vaccination event next week.

After some “hard levying”-- Lane County Public Health announced Tuesday, they will receive a significantly larger weekly allocation of COVID-19 vaccine from the state.

Public health officials in Lincoln County say it only took five hours for eligible residents to reserve all of this week’s appointments to get the coronavirus vaccine.

On this week's Friday show, Lane County Public Health's COVID response Incident Commander Steve Adams and Lane County Senior Public Health Officer Dr. Patrick Luedtke speak with KLCC's Rachael McDonald about the vaccine rollout. 

As COVID-19 vaccines are administered across Oregon, a big part of their reception by residents will depend on messaging.

A fitness center in Salem has been fined for operating out of compliance and willfully exposing employees to COVID-19. It’s the largest penalty related to the pandemic issued to an Oregon employer.

Lane County Public Health officials were shocked at the size of their allocation of COVID-19 vaccine this week. Despite readiness to administer thousands of shots, the county only received 100 doses from the state.

Oregon National Guard members will assist with COVID-19 vaccine distribution at the state fairgrounds starting Tuesday.

A recent survey conducted by researchers with the University of Oregon asked a random sample of state residents about their stance on masking, social distancing and getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Results indicate Oregonians are not 'all in' on prevention tactics.