Ten people, the majority infected children, have been hospitalized in B.C. as health officials hope the spread of the virus ...

On Saturday, Multnomah County health officer Dr. Jennifer Vines was at her office working on plans to get booster shots into arms the best and most efficient way possible.

June 27, 2021 at 10:20 am PDT. On Friday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced she is lifting COVID-19 restrictions statewide on June 30. Dr. Jennifer Vines can’t imagine another full lockdown ...

We've made it through the omicron peak, according to Dr. Jennifer Vines, the health officer for Multnomah County. "It's a tall peak, so we're still gonna see plenty of disease on the way down ...

For now, we know little about the newest COVID-19 variant of concern -- omicron. The variant has been traced to more than a dozen countries but so far not the United States. One of the biggest ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines has been one of the trusted voices throughout the pandemic. KGW turned to her for some perspective before Oregon's indoor mask ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Vines, lead health officer of the Portland metropolitan area, about lessons learned from the deadly 2021 Portland heat wave as a sweltering summer awaits.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines said social gatherings, particularly among young adults, continue to drive the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the county.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Portland's lead health official, Jennifer Vines, about the extreme heat's impact on the Pacific Northwest. In the Pacific Northwest, the heat has finally relented ...

Dr. Jennifer Vines, the lead health officer for the Tri-County Portland metro region, is cautiously optimistic. People, though, need to be aware these variants are more contagious.

PORTLAND, Ore. — As health officials across the country urge people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, there are worries that people with a fear of needles may be avoiding the shot. "I don't have exact ...