On key measures — prevention of serious illness, hospitalization and death — studies generally show COVID-19 vaccine protection weakening slightly, but remaining strong overall.
Nov 2, 2021
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COVID-19 VACCINE PREPARATION AT A DRIVE-THRU VACCINATION CLINIC AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APRIL 9, 2021. THE CLINIC WAS A JOINT OPERATION HOSTED BY OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, THE PORT OF PORTLAND AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB
The lower-dose vaccine has received emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Nov 2, 2021
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A registered nurse in St. Charles Bend’s intensive care unit stood outside a room where hospital staff treated an unconscious COVID-19 patient in May.
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The latest OHSU forecast points to coronavirus cases remaining high until past Thanksgiving.
Oct 25, 2021
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HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS LIKE VANDERBILT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, RELY ON TRAVEL NURSES TO KEEP THEIR ICUS FULLY STAFFED./BLAKE FARMER/WPLN NEWS
Factors, including broadly-crafted religious exemption policies, appear to be blunting the impact of the mandate in counties with low vaccination rates.
Some urban hospitals have consolidated services over the state’s vaccine mandate, but they’re continuing to admit patients, perform necessary surgeries and conduct lab tests.