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A patch is seen on the bag of Clark County Public Health Environmental Health Specialist Maggie Yaddof in January. Clark County is receiving more CARES Act funding to help cover things such as salaries for Public Health employees.

Additional CARES Act funding much less than Clark County officials had hoped

A patch is seen on the bag of Clark County Public Health Environmental Health Specialist Maggie Yaddof in January. Clark County is receiving more CARES Act funding to help cover things such as salaries for Public Health employees.

September 9, 2020, 6:14pm Clark County News

Clark County is receiving an additional $19.54 million in CARES Act funding from the state, much less than what county officials had hoped. Read story

University of Georgia undergraduate students move into Brumby Hall one week before the start of the fall semester during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. (Joshua L.

COVID-19 infections leap again at University of Georgia

University of Georgia undergraduate students move into Brumby Hall one week before the start of the fall semester during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. (Joshua L.

September 9, 2020, 12:19pm Nation & World

Coronavirus infections continue to spread at the University of Georgia, with the school reporting more than 1,400 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week. Read story

Confirmed COVID-19 cases by age group as of Sept. 8.

Clark County adds 21 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

Confirmed COVID-19 cases by age group as of Sept. 8.

September 9, 2020, 11:53am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health reported 21 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths on Wednesday as demographic data shows people in their 20s accounted for an increasingly larger share of new infections. Read story

Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington.

Halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety

Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington.

September 9, 2020, 10:23am Health

AstraZeneca’s suspension of final testing of its potential COVID-19 vaccine while it investigates a volunteer’s illness shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in developing the shots, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday. Read story

During the pandemic Portland teen Neal Jain started a grocery delivery service that recently expanded into Vancouver.

Portland teen, 16, expands free grocery delivery service to Clark County

During the pandemic Portland teen Neal Jain started a grocery delivery service that recently expanded into Vancouver.

September 9, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

A Portland teen who started a free grocery delivery service during the COVID-19 pandemic recently expanded the service into Clark County. Read story

Clark County adds 82 new COVID-19 cases, one new death over holiday weekend

September 8, 2020, 11:33am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health reported 82 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Tuesday in an expanded tally from the Labor Day weekend. Read story

FILE - In this Monday, July 27, 2020 file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, N.Y. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, the top executives of nine drugmakers likely to produce the first vaccines against the new coronavirus said that they will stick to the highest ethical and scientific standards in testing and manufacturing and will make the well-being of those getting vaccinated their top priority.

Companies testing vaccines pledge safety, high standards

FILE - In this Monday, July 27, 2020 file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, N.Y. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, the top executives of nine drugmakers likely to produce the first vaccines against the new coronavirus said that they will stick to the highest ethical and scientific standards in testing and manufacturing and will make the well-being of those getting vaccinated their top priority.

September 8, 2020, 10:31am Business

The top executives of nine drugmakers likely to produce the first vaccines against the new coronavirus signed an unprecedented pledge meant to boost public confidence in any approved vaccines. Read story

FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated from a patient, in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. Coronaviruses, including the newest one, are named for the spikes that cover their outer surface like a crown, or corona in Latin. Using those club-shaped spikes, the virus latches on to the outer wall of a human cell, invades it and replicates, creating viruses to hijack more cells.

Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19

FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated from a patient, in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. Coronaviruses, including the newest one, are named for the spikes that cover their outer surface like a crown, or corona in Latin. Using those club-shaped spikes, the virus latches on to the outer wall of a human cell, invades it and replicates, creating viruses to hijack more cells.

September 8, 2020, 10:26am Health

In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese. Read story

U.S. airlines have banned 700-plus passengers for not wearing masks

September 7, 2020, 7:04pm Nation & World

If you ignore the requirement to wear a mask on a commercial flight, you could join the more than 700 passengers who have been banned from flying on the nation’s largest airlines. Read story

The CREDC is offering a new grant program for businesses that need COVID-19 support.

CREDC announces second round of emergency grants to aid small businesses

The CREDC is offering a new grant program for businesses that need COVID-19 support.

September 7, 2020, 2:45pm Business

The Columbia River Economic Development Council announced this week that it would begin accepting applications for a second round of emergency grants for Clark County businesses that have been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story