“We need to take care of the problem everywhere to be able to take care of it anywhere,” says Dr. Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
Mar 22, 2021
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A patient recovered from COVID-19 donates convalescent blood plasma to help other patients./Michael B. Thomas for KHN
Though some have dismissed the treatment, others say some larger studies that have employed more calibrated doses in targeted groups of patients show promise.
Mar 22, 2021
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
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ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH
The low case counts in Oregon and Washington are laudable, but they create an unusual position: The states may have a more difficult time achieving herd immunity to COVID-19.
Dentists oppose the bill which would allow dental therapists to perform fillings and provide other routine care.
Mar 22, 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.
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JIM CRAVEN FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS
Migrant workers, frontline workers and multi-generational households are among the groups that will become eligible for vaccination sooner than expected.
Mar 19, 2021
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill.
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Residents are finding it easier to drive to the Oregon State Fairgrounds and get vaccinated than to secure an appointment in Portland because of an uneven allocation of doses among counties.
Mar 18, 2021
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President Joe Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris./Shutterstock