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All tagged covid-19
On June 1st, 2022 Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Oregon Primary Care Association, One Community Health (OCH) opened two Test-to-Treat Centers at OCH clinics in Hood River and The Dalles. These centers are “one-stop shops” for COVID services such as rapid diagnostic testing, evaluations, and administering of anti-viral treatments such as Paxlovid and Molnupiravir on site.
The interaction between healthcare workers and protestors on 3rd street could have been disastrous or even driven a rift in the community. Instead it taught everyone a little more about how to love and respect their neighbor.
With a rise of COVID cases and the return of masks in public places, shoppers in The Dalles sounded off on Tuesday, Aug. 17 about having to strap one back on over their ears. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, the embrace and the chafe. Read what they said about it here.
Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) has been awarded $3,123,616 to support regional efforts to address houselessness and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
