December 7, 2022

Media contact: Jonathan Modie, 971-246-9139, PHD.Communications@oha.oregon.gov

OHA’s virtual monthly COVID-19 media briefing Thursday at noon

Clinicians to speak during update, which also will cover RSV and flu

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority will host a Zoom media briefing at noon tomorrow – Thursday, Dec. 8 – to provide its monthly update on COVID-19, as well as RSV and influenza activity.

Dean Sidelinger, M.D., M.S.Ed., health officer and state epidemiologist at OHA, will give an update on COVID-19, as well as other respiratory viruses circulating in Oregon this fall, including RSV and influenza. He will be joined by three clinicians who will share their experiences and recommendations during this respiratory season:

• Wendy Hasson, M.D., medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit, Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel.
• Ray Moreno, M.D, emergency medicine physician and chief medical officer, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
• Matthias Merkel, M.D., Ph.D., senior associate chief medical officer, OHSU Health (Oregon Health & Science University).

Interested reporters can join via Zoom at this link. A livestream for the public also is available via YouTube at this link.

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