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Oregon Health & Science University is vaccinating people at PDX airport. | ERIK ROBINSON/OHSU

Portland Area Website Freezes As Masses Try To Snag Vaccine Appointments

Appointments through Oregon Health & Science University for Portland International Airport's drive-through clinic were all taken within 30 minutes.

Apr 5, 2021

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Four Portland-area hospital system are running the Oregon Convention Center site while Salem Health is in charge of the fairgrounds in Salem. | OHSU

Searching For A COVID Vaccine In Portland? Try Salem Instead

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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Portland-area health systems have set up a mass vaccination clinic at the Oregon Convention Center.

Gov. Kate Brown Says Feds Will Up COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments To Oregon By 20%

Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, said that every senior, educator and person eligible in the 1a group who want a vaccine will be able to get a first dose by early April.

Feb 5, 2021

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Gov. Kate Brown displaying a mask at a May 7, 2020 news conference. | SCREENGRAB VIA YOUTUBE/OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Mask Opponents Sue To Invalidate Brown's Mask Requirement

Jul 23, 2020

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An OHSU nurse conducts testing in Hillsboro. | OHSU

Some Oregonians Wait 2 Weeks For Coronavirus Test Results, Hindering Efforts To Slow Virus

The time lag is rendering contact tracing -- the system of tracking down all known contacts of the infected person to warn them to quarantine or get tested -- much less effective.

Jul 21, 2020