Masking exceptions make no sense

by | Jun 19, 2020 | News & Commentary

I complained yesterday that the OHA wasn’t ready on masking requirements. Given what they announced today, they should have taken more time. Salem Reporter with the details on Gov. Kate Brown’s new masking requirements: The new rule applies to pharmacies,...

What you’d expect from Brown and the OHA

by | Jun 18, 2020 | News & Commentary

The inexplicable work continues. Oregon will pay the price.  Gov. Kate Brown approved various counties for moving to the next phase of reopening effective Friday. She will require that the almost everyone (there are medical exceptions) in these counties to wear a...

OHA, stumbling again

by | Jun 12, 2020 | News & Commentary

Contact tracing takes time, effort, and manpower. China reportedly—who knows if it’s true—had 1,800 teams of five doing contact tracing in Wuhan.  One of Oregon’s biggest coronavirus outbreaks could take weeks to trace and contain – OregonLive.com: A...

Contact tracers and the OHA

by | 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...

One day later

by | 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...