The milestone comes as Oregon speeds up its vaccination expansion to include more demographic groups, with many frontline workers and people aged 16 to 44 with underlying conditions soon eligible.
Mar 24, 2021
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Long-term care facilities suffered outbreaks and fatalities amid slow action by the Oregon Health Authority./Sharri Anderson
State auditors recommend more fines for violators, but regulatory agencies say they favor education first.
Mar 24, 2021
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Audrey Kuehl, a study coordinator at the Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon, inoculates Trish Malone with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
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Migrant workers, frontline workers and multi-generational households are among the groups that will become eligible for vaccination sooner than expected.
Mar 19, 2021
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Oregon's vaccine campaign will open to everyone on May 1 following a federal order./Oregon Health & Science University
State and county officials, with the help of FEMA and emergency services, have launched mobile clinics to ensure that homebound and group home residents get a jab.
Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, said the initial shipment is likely to be the biggest as the company dives into its stockpile and then tries to ramp up production.
Feb 24, 2021
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It is not easy to signup for a vaccine online./Amelia Templeton/OPB