An article covers new OHSU genome sequencing by Brian O’Roak, Ph.D., and colleagues tracing the path of the virus entering Oregon.

Mark Slifka, Ph.D., is quoted regarding concern about severe, or grade 3, injection site redness with a new vaccine. He says, “if there are a consistent number of grade 3s, that’s a concern for a vaccine you want to use broadly.”

In response to an injunction of the governor’s executive orders, experts from OHSU, the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health and St. Charles Health System discuss the evidence-based benefits of public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.

State Rep. Mitch Greenlick, former chair of public health and preventive medicine at OHSU, died Friday night at his home.

In a story about lagging blood donations, second-year OHSU medical student Rachel Patterson says, “If you are able to donate and have a local site that is practicing (CDC) guidelines, I wouldn’t let quarantine dissuade you from donating; blood donations is something that hospitals and patients always need.”

David Sheridan, M.D., is quoted in a story about a different ventilator design.

OHSU physicians and nurses are “pranked and thanked” by celebrity comedian Cedric the Entertainer on the new primetime CBS program The Greatest #StayAtHome Videos.

An editorial on the topic of statewide testing outlines the need for “key data on race.”

Katharine Zuckerman, M.D., is quoted in a story probing the usefulness of CBD oil in treating autism.

Val Griffeth, M.D., one of the co-founders of #GetUsPPE, is quoted in a story regarding a looming shortage of gowns nationwide.