In Latest Risk Level Shuffle: Polk County Nears 65% Vaccination Rate
Jackson County will move down to moderate risk, with Polk County set to move to lower risk in the governor’s COVID-19 framework.
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Being Vaccinated Doesn’t Mean You Must Go Maskless
It's not clear how long the vaccines’ protection will last, but it is increasingly clear that being vaccinated reduces the risk of infecting others.
Oregon Health Authority, Medicaid Insurers Haggle Over Vaccination Incentive Money
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Facing pressure from coordinated care organizations, the health authority reduces its COVID-19 vaccination-rate goals for Medicaid members.
Gov. Brown Defends Plan To Lift Mask Mandate
Although masks do provide some protection to the wearer, they are much better at preventing someone from spreading disease than they are at preventing someone from contracting it.
Boeing Rejected Air Purifiers Like Those Widely Used In Schools
The company tested two kinds of technologies used in schools to combat germs and found that neither was effective enough to install on its commercial planes.
Clackamas Is Next County To Enter Lower Risk Category
State officials still expect Oregon to reach a 70% vaccination rate for adults by the end of June.
Oregon Stockpiles Vaccines Amid Push To Increase Vaccination Rate
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The state has enough supplies of Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson doses to last about 80 days at current vaccination pace.
An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted to Black Americans Spreads False Information
“I was naive, certainly, in assuming that this was actually a documentary, which I would say it is not. I think that it is an advocacy piece for anti-vaxxers,” said medical historian Naomi Rogers.
Unused Johnson & Johnson Covid Doses Pile Up as FDA Awaits Shelf Life Study
The Biden administration is encouraging Oregon and other states to hold on to hundreds of thousands of soon-to-expire COVID vaccine doses from Johnson & Johnson.
3 Oregon Counties Move To Lower Risk But Restrictions Tightened In Harney
Lane, Coos, and Wasco counties move to lower risk in Oregon’s COVID-19 framework but Harney County slips in its ranking.
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