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To Get Back To Normal, Oregon Needs To Reach Herd Immunity

With a population topping 4 million, the state would need to have just under 3 million people immune to the coronavirus to stop the virus from spreading.

Feb 24, 2021

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH

Lawmakers Take Up Affordable Health Care Proposal - Again

If the proposal to enshrine affordable health care in the state constitution passes the Legislature, it will be put before voters in November 2022.

Feb 24, 2021
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It is not easy to signup for a vaccine online./Amelia Templeton/OPB

Seniors Endure Long Waits Trying To Get Vaccine

Some Oregonians said a Legacy Health website for scheduling vaccine appointments would not let them complete a reservation Monday morning.

Feb 23, 2021

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State Lowers COVID-19 Risk Level in 16 Oregon Counties

Ten of the 16 counties improved from the extreme risk level as virus cases dipped, meaning indoor restaurants, gyms can resume serving limited numbers of customers.

Feb 23, 2021
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As Oregon Widens Vaccine Eligibility, Seniors Fear Getting Left Behind

With limited computer skills and transportation, some of the elderly worry they are being sidelined in the race to grab appointments at vaccination sites.

Feb 23, 2021
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Raymond Hare (left), 92, Gina Roberts (middle) and Edith Overstreet, 92, live at A Place to Call Home in Tigard. Roberts has been trying to get residents vaccinated./Courtesy of Gina Roberts

Elderly, Vulnerable Oregonians In Group Homes Fall Through Cracks In Vaccination Strategy

Three pharmacies in charge of vaccinating congregate care facilities signed up very few adult care homes, leaving staff to scramble to get their residents protected against COVID-19.

Feb 23, 2021
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Organ Transplant Patient Dies After Receiving Covid-Infected Lungs

This lung transplant case may be the first proven of COVID-19 in the U.S. in which the virus was transmitted via an organ transplant.

Feb 22, 2021

A critical care nurse at OHSU gets a COVID-19 vaccine. | JOSH ANDERSEN/OHSU

Opinion: Low Vaccination rates In Black and Brown Oregonians Call For Action

Already disproportionately affected by the virus, Black and Brown communities have thus far been receiving vaccines at much lower rates than their white counterparts.

Feb 22, 2021

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Specialists In Showdown Over Eye Surgeries

An Oregon bill would let optometrists do some surgeries, but ophthalmologists are opposed, saying such work requires a high degree of training.

Feb 20, 2021
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Audrey Kuehl, a study coordinator at the Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon, inoculates Trish Malone with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. | JIM CRAVEN FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Northwest Researchers Find Race Disparities In COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that race and ethnicity data were often absent in trial results.

Feb 20, 2021

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