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Four Portland area hospital systems are running the mass vaccination site at the Oregon Convention Center. | OHSU

As Demand Slows, Oregon’s Mass Vaccination Sites Wind Down

A drop in demand increases pressure on public health officials to come up with new strategies to get people vaccinated.

May 10, 2021
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Oregon Pediatricians Plan Vaccination Campaigns

The FDA just approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, setting the stage for the potential vaccination of more than 150,000 more Oregonians.

May 10, 2021
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Pfizer’s Newest Vaccine Plant Has Persistent Mold Issues, History of Recalls

Pfizer’s management knew last year there was “a mold issue” at the Kansas facility now slated to produce the drugmaker’s urgently needed COVID-19 vaccine.

Mar 10, 2021

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Vaccine is delivered to Oregon Health & Science University. | OHSU

Vaccine Delays Mount After Severe Weather Wallops Oregon and Midwest

Snowstorms elsewhere postpone weekly shipment of Moderna vaccine to Oregon though Pfizer vaccine doses for the week did arrive.

Feb 17, 2021
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Can Pfizer and Moderna End the Pandemic by Sharing Their Vaccine Designs? It’s Not that Simple

Social media posts say that Pfizer and Moderna are inadvertently hurting the public by not sharing their technology with other pharmaceutical companies to help speed up the manufacturing process and distribution.

Feb 15, 2021

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Vaccine is delivered to Oregon Health & Science University. | OHSU

Why Even Presidential Pressure Might Not Get More Vaccine to Market Faster

Forcing companies to gear up production won’t provide much-needed doses anytime soon because expanding production lines takes time and establishing lines in repurposed facilities can take months.

Jan 26, 2021

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Analysis: Some Said the Vaccine Rollout Would Be a ‘Nightmare.’ They Were Right.

There are already signs that distribution of the COVID vaccines will be messy, confusing and chaotic.

Dec 28, 2020

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Federal Distribution Foul-Up Quickly Mars COVID-19 Vaccine Program 

Oregon's two U.S. senators say they will push to make sure Oregon gets a fair share of vaccine doses. The distribution of the Moderna vaccine starts Monday.

Dec 21, 2020

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Oregon Health & Science University ICU nurse Ansu Drammeh is vaccinated by dental resident Ryan Thrower. | FRITZ LIEDTKE/OHSU

Pfizer-BioNTech’s Deep-Freeze COVID-19 Vaccine Poses Fresh Challenges

The vaccine has to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius -- colder than an Arctic winter -- in special freezers that can cost $20,000.

Dec 17, 2020
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COVID-19 Vaccine Should Help Obese, Other At-Risk Populations

People who are obese face a high risk of complications from COVID-19 but experts hope that they'll be protected along with people who have diabetes or high blood pressure, for example.

Dec 14, 2020