COVID-19 Update Archive
COVID-19 response evolves rapidly, and so do corresponding guidelines, regulations, and best practices. Note that these archive versions of OMA communications may contain outdated information and web links. We do our best, however, to keep the other resources on this page updated. If you have a question about newsletter content, email the OMA.
- 12/9/22: Cases of Flu, RSV and COVID-19 Continue Strain on Health System
- 12/2/22: OHP Coverage for RSV Prophylaxis Expanded to High Risk Children
- 11/18/22: RSV on the Rise, Governor Issues Executive Order
- 11/4/22: New Data Show COVID-19 Reinfections are Increasing in Oregon
- 10/21/22: Novavax Vaccine Authorized as Booster
- 10/14/22: Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Available to Everyone 5 Years and Older
- 10/7/22: Masks Still Required in Oregon Health Care Settings
- 9/23/22: Omicron Boosters for Kids 5 Years and Older Expected Soon
- 9/16/22: OHSU Forecast Predicts Decline in Hospitalizations
- 9/9/22: Updated COVID-19 Boosters Arrive in Oregon
- 9/2/22: Updated COVID-19 Boosters Approved by CDC, FDA
- 8/26/22: Novavax Vaccine Available to People 12 Years & Older
- 8/19/22: CMS Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- 8/12/22: CDC Eases COVID-19 Quarantine & Testing Guidelines
- 8/5/22: Federal Call to Action on Long COVID
- 7/29/22: Novavax Vaccine Now Available in Oregon
- 7/22/22: Novavax Becomes Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized in the U.S.
- 7/15/22: FDA Issues EUA for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
- 7/8/22: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Paxlovid
- 7/1/22: FDA Recommends Omicron-Targeting Vaccine Boosters for Fall 2022
- 6/24/22: Compliance Surveying Update for COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements
- 6/17/22: FDA Panel Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years
- 6/10/22: Therapeutics Reporting Cadence Now Twice Weekly
- 6/3/22: Provider Requests for Paxlovid, Renal Paxlovid, and Bebtelovimab Exceeds Federal Threshold in Oregon
- 5/27/22: CDC Recommends Continued Prescribing of Paxlovid Despite COVID-19 Rebound Cases
- 5/20/22: COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Approved for Children 5-11
- 5/13/22: One Million COVID-19 Deaths Recorded in US
- 5/6/22: FDA Limits Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
- 4/29/22: CPT Code Update for COVID-19 Booster Candidates
- 4/22/22: Federal Mask Mandate Overturned, Last Day for Relief Reporting
- 4/15/22: US Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency + What Happens When it Ends
- 4/8/22: Provider Relief Fund Reporting Reopens, Deadline April 22
- 4/1/22: Coverage Assistance Fund Reimbursement Claims Due Tuesday, April 5
- 3/25/22: Flu Vaccination Encouraged as People Remove Masks
- 3/18.22: Oregon COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expiring April 1
- 3/11/22: State Unveils Next Steps in COVID-19 Response
- 3/4/22: OMA Statement on Oregon's Progress Against COVID-19
- 2/25/22: Oregon to Lift Mask Requirements for Indoor Public Spaces, Schools March 19
- 2/18/22: FDA Approves New Monoclonal Antibody Effective Against Omicron
- 2/11/22: FDA Postpones Meeting to Discuss Pfizer Vaccine for Young Children
- 2/7/22: OHA to Lift Indoor Mask Requirements
- 2/4/22: Moderna Vaccine Receives FDA Approval
- 1/28/22: FDA Limits Use of Certain Monoclonal Antibodies Due to Omicron Variant
- 1/21/22: Federal Government Awards $103M to Reduce Burnout, Promote Mental Health Among Healthcare Workforce
- 1/14/22: Supreme Court Vaccine Mandate Ruling
- 1/7/22: OHA Issues Interim Triage Tool to Help Hospitals Facing High COVID-19 Admissions
- 12/30/21: CDC Shortens Isolation Period for Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases
- 12/23/21: FDA Authorizes Two Oral Antivirals for Treatment of COVID-19 in Certain Adults
- 12/17/21: Boosters Urged to Protect Against Omicron Variant
- 12/10/21: Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period Extended
- 12/3/21: Large Vaccination Sites Rolling Out Across Oregon
- 11/24/21: Oregon Lifts Outdoor Mask Mandate
- 11/22/21: COVID-19 Boosters Expanded to All Adults 18+
- 11/19/21: 70% of People in Oregon Have Received a COVID-19 Vaccine
- 11/12/21: CMS to Apply MIPS Policy
- 11/5/21: New CMS and OSHA Vaccine and Testing Regulations Published
- 10/29/21: FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11
- 10/22/21: Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Mix-and-Match Boosters Approved
- 10/15/21: Oregon Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers Starts Monday
- 10/8/21: New CPT Code Update for Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine
- 10/1/21: CDC Urges Those Who Are or May Become Pregnant to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
- 9/24/21: Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Recommends Pfizer Booster
- 9/24/21: UPDATE: Updated Interim CDC Guidance Regarding Pfizer COVID-19 Booster
- 9/23/21: FDA, CDC Authorize Pfizer Boosters for Certain Populations, Western States to Weigh In Soon
- 9/21/21: PRN: COVID-19 Booster & Pediatric Vaccine Planning
- 9/17/21: Wellness Resources for Healthcare Providers
- 9/10/21: HHS Announces $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Provider Funding
- 9/3/21: Vaccine Mandate Resources
- 8/30/21: Vaccine Mandate, Rule Implementation Resources
- 8/26/21: Vaccination Requirement Rule for Health Care Providers and Staff Released
- 8/23/21: FDA Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
- 8/19/21: OMA Survey: Clinical Staff Availability
- 8/12/21: Updated CDC Guidance for Vaccines and Pregnancy
- 8/10/21: Final Rule for Health Care Personnel Released
- 8/4/21: Governor Announces New Rule for Employees in Health Care Settings
- 7/29/21: Delta Variant and Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
- 7/23/21: HHS Provides Nearly $100 Million to Rural Health Clinics to Increase Vaccine Efforts
- 7/16/21: COVID-19 Update: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Presents Small Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
- 7/9/21: COVID-19 Update: CDC Estimates Delta Variant Makes Up Most of US Cases
- 7/1/21: COVID-19 Update: Guidance for Health Care Settings as State Reopens
- 6/30/21: COVID-19 Update: Oregon OSHA Releases Guidance for Health Care Settings Amid Reopening
- 6/25/21: COVID-19 Update: Oregon to Fully Open No Later than June 30, Masking Still Required in Medical Settings
- 6/17/21: COVID-19 Update: Change in COVID-19 Vaccine Ordering Process
- 6/11/21: COVID-19 Update: OHSA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare
- 6/9/21: COVID-19 Update: OHA-Endorsed Monoclonal Antibody Therapies
- 6/4/21: COVID-19 Update: Steps to Lift COVID-19 Restriction, Fully Reopen Oregon Economy Announced
- 5/28/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Allocation Process Moves from "Push" to "Pull" Model
- 5/21/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Supplemental Funding
- 5/14/21: COVID-19 Update: Western States Approve Pfizer Vaccine for People 12+
- 5/11/21: PRN: Oregon Sets Statewide, County Vaccine Targets; FDA Expands Emergency Use of Pfizer Vaccine
- 5/7/21: COVID-19 Update: CMS Payment Updates Announced
- 4/30/21: COVID-19 Update: State of Emergency Extended Amid Surge in Cases, Hospitalizations
- 4/23/21: COVID-19 Update: Fourth Surge Hits Oregon
- 4/16/21: COVID-19 Update: Everyone 16+ Vaccine Eligible Monday
- 4/13/21: COVID-19 Update: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Administration Paused
- 4/9/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Breakthrough Cases in Oregon
- 4/6/21: COVID-19 Update: All Oregonians 16+ Vaccine-Eligible April 19
- 4/2/21: COVID-19 Update: Expanded Vaccine Eligibility
- 3/30/21: COVID-19 Update: Study Shows mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness in Real-Life Circumstances
- 3/26/21: COVID-19 Update: Accelerated Timeline Announced for Vaccinations
- 3/23/21: COVID-19 Update: 13 Counties Approved to Expand Vaccinations
- 3/19/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Eligibility Timeline Updated
- 3/16/21: COVID-19 Update: CMS Updates Coverage, Reimbursement for Vaccine Administration
- 3/12/21: COVID-19 Update: New OHA Modeling Released
- 3/8/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Registration Steps Made Easier for Older Adults
- 3/5/21: COVID-19 Update: OHA Updates Age and Race Data Collection Methods in Vaccination Records
- 3/3/21: COVID-19 Update: First Case of P.1 Variant Detected in Oregon
- 3/1/21: COVID-19 Update: FDA Issues EUA for 3rd Vaccine, Oregon to Receive 34,000 Doses
- 2/26/21: COVID-19 Update: FDA Vaccine Advisers Recommend Authorization of Johnson & Johnson's Vaccine
- 2/24/21: COVID-19 Update: New OHA Web Tool Listing Vaccine Providers
- 2/22/21: COVID-19 Update: Extended Timeline, OHA Vaccine Administration Capacity Survey
- 2/19/21: COVID-19 Update: Survey Reminder, OHA Vaccine Administration Capacity
- 2/17/21: COVID-19 Update: TOMORROW - Vaccine Administration Capacity Survey
- 2/12/21: COVID-19 Update: Pharmacies Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Eligible Oregonians
- 2/10/21: COVID-19 Update: Weekly OHA Data & Outbreak Reports
- 2/8/21: COVID-19 Update: LIVE - Get Vaccinated Oregon
- 2/5/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccination for Seniors Begins Monday
- 2/3/21: COVID-19 Update: State Requires Insurers to Cover COVID-19 Vaccinations
- 2/1/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Advisory Committee'd Final Recommendations
- 1/29/21: COVID-19 Update: OHA Releases New COVID-19 Forecast
- 1/27/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Questions? Visit, Text or Email
- 1/22/21: COVID-19 Update: New National Strategy to Address COVID-19
- 1/20/21: COVID-19 Update: New Administration Issues Executive Orders Relating to COVID-19
- 1/15/21: COVID-19 Update: Oregon Response to Federal Vaccine Stockpile Discrepancy
- 1/13/21: COVID-19 Update: Tri-County Vaccine Effort
- 1/12/21: PRN: Vaccine Survey for Independent / Unaffiliated Practices
- 1/11/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccination Site Update
- 1/9/21: PRN: A Special Edition on Phase 1a COVID-19 Vaccines
- 1/8/21: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Clinics Begin Setting Up
- 1/6/21: COVID-19 Update: Scaling Up Vaccinations & Sequencing Update
- 1/4/21: COVID-19 Update: Oregon's Vaccine Sequencing Plan
- 12/29/20: PRN: COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Today, Dec. 29
- 12/24/20: PRN: COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Dec. 29
- 12/23/20: COVID-19 Update: State Legislature Approves Relief Package
- 12/21/20: COVID-19 Update: CDC Recommends Vaccine Distribution Order
- 12/18/20: COVID-19 Update: Telehealth Options Extended
- 12/16/20: COVID-19 Update: Frontline Healthcare Workers Receive Vaccine
- 12/14/20: COVID-19 Update: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Given EUA
- 12/11/20: COVID-19 Update: Governor Discusses Vaccine Distribution
- 12/09/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon Crisis Care Principles
- 12/07/20: COVID-19 Update: OHA Vaccine Advisory Committee
- 12/04/20: COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Workgroup Members
- 12/02/20: COVID-19 Update: County Risk Level Updates
- 11/30/20: COVID-19 Update: 900 Oregon Deaths
- 11/25/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon Health and Safety Framework
- 11/23/20: COVID-19 Update: Healthcare Community Urges Safe Celebration
- 11/20/20: COVID-19 Update: Record-setting Case and Hospitalization Counts
- 11/18/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon Hospitalizations Record
- 11/16/20: COVID-19 Update: Workplace Rules in Effect
- 11/13/20: COVID-19 Update: Two-week Statewide Freeze
- 11/11/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon Hospital Capacity
- 11/09/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon's New Workplace Rules
- 11/06/20: COVID-19 Update: Two-week 'Pause'
- 11/04/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon Quarantine Paid Leave
- 11/02/20: COVID-19 Update: CARES Act Relief Deadline
- 10/30/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon School Metrics
- 10/28/20: COVID-19 Update: CMS Plan for Vaccine Access
- 10/26/20: COVID-19 Update: Multnomah Added to Watch List
- 10/23/20: COVID-19 Update: Remdesivir Approval
- 10/21/20: COVID-19 Update: Close Contact Definition
- 10/19/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon Vaccination Plan Draft
- 10/16/20: COVID-19 Update: Lane County Added to Watch List
- 10/14/20: COVID-19 Update: CMS Expands Telehealth Services in Medicare and Medicaid
- 10/12/20: COVID-19 Update: Latest Round of CARES Act Relief Open Until Nov. 6
- 10/09/20: COVID-19 Update: Umatilla Back on Watch List
- 10/07/20: COVID-19 Update: Rapid Testing Strategy
- 10/05/20: COVID-19 Update: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults
- 10/02/20: COVID-19 Update: Benton and Clatsop Counties Added to Watch List
- 09/30/20: COVID-19 Update: Flu Season Clashes with Pandemic
- 09/28/20: COVID-19 Update: Lincoln County Moving to Phase 2
- 09/23/20: COVID-19 Update: Decline in Care for Children
- 09/21/20: COVID-19 Update: County Watch List Updated
- 09/18/20: COVID-19 Update: CDC Clarification to Testing Guidance
- 09/16/20: COVID-19 Update: Delays in Testing due to Wildfires
- 09/11/20: COVID-19 Update: Wildfire Evacuation Protocol
- 09/09/20: COVID-19 Update: Updates to County Watch List, Phase 2 Prerequisites
- 09/02/20: COVID-19 Update: CDC Halts Evictions Nationwide
- 08/31/20: COVID-19 Update: Kids as Carriers
- 08/28/20: COVID-19 Update: Deadline for Medicaid/CHIP Relief Fund
- 08/26/20: COVID-19 Update: CDC Changes Testing Guidance
- 08/24/20: COVID-19 Update: Modeling Data Shows Improvement
- 08/19/20: COVID-19 Update: Oregon Positive Test Rate
- 08/17/20: COVID-19 Update: OHA to Report on Hospital PPE
- 08/14/20: COVID-19 Update: Malheur County Reopening Status
- 08/12/20: COVID-19 Update: Deadline for Telehealth Impact Survey
- 08/10/20: COVID-19 Update: Special Legislative Session
- 08/07/20: COVID-19 Update: County Watch List Updated
- 08/05/20: COVID-19 Update: Businesses Largely in Compliance
- 08/03/20: COVID-19 Update: Provider Fund Deadline Extended
- 07/31/30: COVID-19 Update: County Status Changes
- 07/29/20: COVID-19 Update: Aug. 3 deadline for Provider Relief Fund
- 07/27/20: COVID-19 Update: Underlying Conditions Increase Risk
- 07/24/20: COVID-19 Update: Public Health Emergency Extended
- 07/22/20: COVID-19 Update: New Requirements for Face Coverings and Business
- 07/20/20: COVID-19 Update: Deadline Extended for Medicaid/CHIP Relief Fund
- 07/17/20: COVID-19 Update: Change in Data Reporting
- 07/15/20: COVID-19 Update: CDC Calls for Wearing Masks
- 07/13/20: COVID-19 Update: Face Coverings, Gatherings Requirements
- 07/10/20: COVID-19 Update: Interim PPE Guidance
- 07/08/20: COVID-19 Update: Face Coverings News
- 07/02/20: COVID-19 Update: State of Emergency Extended
- 06/29/20: COVID-19 Update: Revised Face Coverings Requirement Applies Statewide
- 06/26/20: COVID-19 Update: MIPS Hardship Exemptions; Face Coverings Guidance
- 06/24/20: COVID-19 Update: Continued Telehealth Parity
- 06/22/20: COVID-19 Update: Expanded OHSU FAQ
- 06/19/20: COVID-19 Update: Face Coverings Guidance
- 06/17/20: COVID-19 Update: Face Covering Requirement; County Reopening Process
- 06/15/20: FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
- 06/12/20: COVID-19 Update: Pause on County Reopening Apps
- 06/10/20: COVID-19 Update: New Provider Relief Fund Distributions
- 06/08/20: COVID-19 Update: AMA Urges Assistance in Securing Infection-Control Supplies
- 06/05/20: COVID-19 Update: Gov. Approves Counties for Phase 2
- 06/03/20: PRN: Gov. Announces Phase 2 Details
- 06/01/20: PRN: Relief Fund Revenue Info Due 6/3
- 05/29/20: PRN: Message for Oregon's Patients
- 05/27/20: PRN: COVID-19 Update
- 05/21/20: PRN: Business Oregon Addresses PPE Shortage; OMA Survey
- 05/21/20: PRN: COVID-19 Survey
- 05/20/20: PRN: Provider Relief Fund Action Due June 3
- 05/19/20: PRN: Supreme Court Halts Challenge to COVID-19 Orders
- 05/18/20: PRN: OHA to Distribute Remdesivir
- 05/15/20: PRN: Phase I Reopening Guidance
- 05/14/20: PRN: COVID-19 Survey
- 05/13/20: PRN: COVID-19-Linked Pediatric Condition
- 05/12/20: PRN: Request PPE donation replacement - due May 15
- 05/11/20: PRN: Oregon Medicaid COVID-19 Provider Guide
- 05/08/20: PRN: COVID-19 Update
- 05/07/20: PRN: Governor's Guidance for Reopening Oregon
- 05/06/20: PRN: Health Insurance Companies Emergency Order
- 05/05/20: PRN: Replace your PPE donation.
- 05/04/20: PRN: Guide for Reopening Practices
- 05/01/20: PRN: Oregon Testing and Contact Tracing Plans
- 04/30/20: PRN: Non-Urgent Procedures Guidance
- 04/29/20: PRN: CAT Requirements Eased
- 04/28/20: PRN: Provider Relief Fund Portal and FAQs
- 04/27/20: PRN: Relief Fund Portal Now Open
- 04/24/20: PRN: New Healthcare Stimulus Legislation
- 04/23/20: PRN: Gov. Announces Plan to Lift Order on Non-Urgent Procedures
- 04/22/20: PRN: Additional Provider Relief Fund Allocation
- 04/21/20: PRN: Updated Testing Guidance
- 04/20/20: PRN: OHSU Hotline for Managing COVID-19 Care
- 04/17/20: PRN: OHSU COVID-19 FAQ
- 04/16/20: PRN: SBA Loans Funds Lapse
- 04/15/20: PRN: Last Day for Business Impact Survey
- 04/14/20: PRN: Reopening Oregon Framework; Business Impact Survey
- 04/13/20: PRN: An Open Letter to Oregon
- 04/10/20: PRN: PPE Push-Based Allocation Plan
- 04/09/20: PRN: COVID-19 Rapid Testing in Rural Oregon
- 04/08/20: PRN: CMS on Non-Emergent Services; financial resources
- 04/07/20: PRN: AMA Pres. Address; Revised Non-Urgent Procedures Guidance
- 04/06/20: PRN: Resources for CARES Act Financial Health
- 04/03/20: PRN: Small Business Resource Navigator
- 04/02/20: PRN: Paycheck Protection Loan Webinar; Mental Health Resources
- 04/01/20: PRN: OHP for Low-Income Oregonians; Buprenorphine Guidance
- 03/31/20: PRN: CMS Regulatory Changes; Gov. Brown on PPE
- 03/30/20: PRN: Federal Disaster Declaration; CARES Act Summary
- 03/27/20: PRN: Stimulus Progresses; Sat. CMS Webcast
- 03/26/20: PRN: Stimulus for Healthcare; Governor's Task Force Report Released
- 03/25/20: PRN: Non-Urgent Procedures Guidance; AMA COVID-19 Coding Guidance
- 03/24/20: PRN: State Telehealth Guidance; Increasing COVID-19 Workforce
- 03/23/20: PRN: Gov. Brown Issues Stay-at-Home Order; COVID-19 Provider Calls
- 03/18/20: PRN: Clarification NOON start time for today's OHA COVID-19 webinar
- 03/16/20: PRN: Gov. Kate Brown Announces New Statewide Actions on COVID-19
- 03/12/20: PRN Gov. Kate Brown Issues Orders on COVID-19
- 03/11/20: PRN: OHA COVID-19 Temporary Rules
- 03/06/20: PRN: COVID-19 Testing Guidance