When it comes to issues that breach the world internationally, it is so easy to create the narrative that someone is at fault for everything. By reading statistics and gathering…
Oregon lifts COVID-19 restrictions
Governor Kate Brown announced last Friday an end to the statewide mask mandate, which ended June 30. The single-shot vaccination rate among the eligible population reached 69.9% as of July…
India’s second wave shocks the country
An unprecedented surge of COVID-19 infections has led to skyrocketing rates of hospitalizations and deaths all throughout India, according to Reuters. For 17 days straight, the country reported 300,000 daily…
The inhumanity of for-profit healthcare in the age of COVID-19
It’s long past time we confront the shocking barbarity of medical care in America, and fight to create a healthcare system that serves all of us. According to the…
Vaccine inequality looms over Oregon
30% of Oregonians have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with another 14% having received at least one dose, but vaccine inequality in the state has become a greater issue…
COVID-19 Update
Total cases at PSU as of May 3: 56 Eight April cases, one May case Eight cases have been reported in the month of April, as well as one in…
Oregon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions in some counties
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Friday reported 5,729 new daily cases of COVID-19 throughout the week of April 19–27. That signifies a 21% rise from the preceding week, which…
COVID-19 Update
Total at PSU as of April 27: 49 Three March cases, two April cases Three new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Portland State since the beginning of March and…
An interview with SHAC Medical Director Dr. Mark Bajorek
The center for Student Health and Counseling, located on the Portland State campus, provides COVID-19 testing, but does not currently offer the vaccine. SHAC’s website states it is “taking measures…
Tanzania’s new president reverses predecessor’s coronavirus policy
Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on April 6 she will be creating a coronavirus task force to advise her. “It is not proper to ignore it,” Hassan…
COVID-19 Update
Total at PSU as of April 11: 46 Three March cases, zero April cases Three new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Portland State since the beginning of March with…