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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

RURAL OREGON BY SHUTTERSTOCK

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

Jan 13, 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

SHUTTERSTOCK

Vaccine Advisory Group Off to Slow Start

The group of 27 members representing a large number of minority groups has until next month to advise the state on who should be next in line to be offered a vaccine.

Jan 7, 2021

SHUTTERSTOCK

Illinois Becomes First to Extend Health Coverage to Undocumented Seniors

Amid a deadly virus outbreak that has hit Latino communities hard, Illinois decided to provide public health insurance to all low-income noncitizen seniors.

Jan 7, 2021

SHUTTERSTOCK

Many Health Plans Now Must Cover Full Cost of Expensive HIV Prevention Drugs

Starting this month, most people with private insurance will no longer have to decide whether they can afford to protect themselves against HIV.

Jan 6, 2021

Dr. Louis Picker talks to a colleague in his lab at OHSU before the pandemic./OHSU

OHSU Lab Marks Milestone: Trial Of HIV Vaccine Launched

The vaccine, the brainchild of Dr. Louis Picker and Dr. Klaus Frueh, has been two decades in the making as the scientists have toiled to come up with a drug to fight the tricky virus.

Jan 6, 2021
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COVID-19 Outbreak At PeaceHealth In Vancouver Still Under Investigation

A top health official at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver said he doesn’t know how COVID-19 spread from one patient to another 29 people, including 18 additional patients.

Jan 5, 2021