by Ty Davison | Jun 11, 2020 | News & Commentary
How many contact tracers are battling coronavirus in Oregon right now? State can’t say. – oregonlive.com: State officials in April calculated that at least 631 contact tracers would be needed to identify and speak to close contacts of people with...
by Ty Davison | Jun 7, 2020 | News & Commentary
Protests and Policing Will Worsen the Coronavirus Pandemic from The Atlantic mirrors my sentiments exactly. We are relying now on luck rather than science: But as the pandemic persists, more and more states are pulling back on the measures they’d instituted...
by Ty Davison | Jun 4, 2020 | News & Commentary
I’m sorry to state it so bluntly: Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen needs to be fired. Just one day after issuing a mea culpa, the Oregon Health Authority is immediately back to its standard operating procedures: The Oregon Health Authority on...
by Ty Davison | Jun 3, 2020 | News & Commentary
Since I published Two types of discrimination a few days ago, the Oregon Health Authority has issued an unexpected apology. Not to me. To people who deserve one. It could have been a little better. Patrick Allen, the director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), sent...
by Ty Davison | May 24, 2020 | News & Commentary
Americans are sick of staying at home, and we’re not going to take it anymore. Implemented early enough, stay-at-home orders have worked to keep the number of cases low. The success of the strategy is obvious enough when comparing states that shutdown versus...
