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Vaccine syringes at Oregon Health & Science University./Fritz Lietke/OHSU

Delicate Covid Vaccines Slow Rollout — Leading to Shots Given Out of Turn or, Worse, Wasted

The vaccines have a short shelf life, which forces clinicians to anticipate the exact number of doses they’ll need each day. If they don’t get it right, doses may go to waste.

Jan 14, 2021

PFC Juan Carlos Rojas administers COVID-19 vaccine to licensed massage therapist with Serenity Hospice Jason Mayberry at the state fairgrounds in Salem. | ABIGAIL DOLLINS/SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL

Oregon About To Double Vaccine Eligibility List As Providers Struggle To Get A Shot Amid Confusion

The state has only given one or two doses to about one-fifth of the 500,000 people currently eligible, and another 810,000 will be up for a shot starting Jan. 23.

Jan 13, 2021
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Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare walk-in clinic in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

State’s Lack Of Funding Hits Behavioral Health Care Providers With Double Whammy

Companies like Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare have to keep their clinics open under a federal agreement while facing losses from the pandemic.

Jan 13, 2021
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This 2011 photo shows a youth reading a comic book in a typical cell at the Mulnomah County Donald E. Long Detention Center./Portland Tribune

Multnomah County Battles Workplace Outbreaks, Complaints

Documents and interviews reveal that managers either haven't taken safety precautions seriously enough to prevent outbreaks or made decisions that have increased the risk of infection.

Jan 13, 2021

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More Oregon Counties Deemed 'Extreme Risk' Of COVID-19 Spread

Jan 13, 2021

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Plan To Curb Rise In Health Care Costs Moving To Legislature

A committee that first met at the end of 2019 has come up with a proposed program to cap cost increases at 3.4% a year in Oregon.

Jan 13, 2021
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Children’s Mental Health Crisis Festers In Oregon

A mental health professional, who remembers his own attempts to kill himself three decades ago, says he wouldn’t have survived the same experience today.

Jan 12, 2021
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Oregon Health & Science University and SEIU Local 503 held a vaccine clinic at the Oregon Convention Center./Josh Andersen/OHSU

Is Your Covid Vaccine Venue Prepared to Handle Rare, Life-Threatening Reactions?

Of the more than 6 million people in the U.S. who have received a COVID-19 vaccine shot, about 30 have suffered a severe allergic reaction -- about five times the rate for flu shots.

Jan 11, 2021

Oregon Health & Science University and SEIU Local 503 held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for home health workers at the Oregon Convention Center./Josh Andersen/OHSU

Oregon Tries Drive-Through Clinic, National Guard To Speed Vaccine Distribution

In Portland and Salem over the weekend, hospital providers held COVID-19 vaccination clinics for thousands of home health care workers and others not affilitated with hospital systems who risk becoming infected.

Jan 11, 2021

Providence Portland Closes Hospital Unity After COVID-19 Outbreak

The outbreak, infecting 49 staff members and patients, started Dec. 20 in a unit that treats patients who need ongoing, intense care for a stroke or brain injury, for example.

Jan 8, 2021

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