State and federal activity, regulation, and information saw an uptick following a surge in cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC), endeavors to provide [...]
On September 9, the Biden administration announced a new COVID-19 Action Plan, titled “The Path Out of the Pandemic.” The plan takes a six-pronged approach to combat COVID-19, which includes advancing COVID-19 mitigation and response [...]
The State is at a 65.7 percent vaccination rate (first dose for Oregonians 16 and older) as of June 28, 2021 according to the Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 Vaccination Metrics [...]
After discussing Klamath County’s housing plans on the radio, Commissioner Derrick DeGroot asked for a few seconds of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s time. “I received the Johnson & Johnson shot two weeks ago and I [...]
According to the Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 Vaccination Metrics Dashboard, as of May 24, 50.9 percent of Oregonians have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 10.1 percent are [...]
This month, the State hit the one year marker for the "Stay Home, Save Lives" order due to the global pandemic. The State, in partnership with counties, hospitals, and other providers has delivered one [...]
Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) has been dedicated to providing critical member services during the pandemic to help Oregon’s 36 counties navigate the complexities involved with health, testing, regulatory changes, economic impact, resource management, [...]
Last week, the National Association of Counties (NACo) released their analysis of President Biden's nearly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package. Most notably, the American Rescue Plan calls on Congress to provide $350 billion in emergency [...]
Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) has been dedicated to providing critical member services during the pandemic to help Oregon’s 36 counties navigate the complexities involved with health, testing, regulatory changes, economic impact, resource management, advocacy, [...]
Counties, like others, are seeing significant impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the local public health authority, counties are faced with the large task of delivering direct, on the ground response to the pandemic, [...]