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A nurse at Oregon Health & Science University was vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot on Wednesday. | FRED LIEDTKE/OHSU

Opinion: Adding A Vaccination Metric To Quality Incentive Pool Could Boost Rates

The move could encourage more minorities on the Oregon Health Plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Apr 1, 2021

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Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Johnson & Johnson Manufacturing Error Will Likely Affect Oregon

The problem could strip 15 million doses from the national supply, jeopardizing Oregon's promise to vaccinate every resident 16 and older before summer.

Mar 31, 2021

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COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Drops Among All Americans, New Survey Shows

A new poll shows Americans are growing more enthusiastic about being vaccinated, with the biggest change among Black Americans.

Mar 30, 2021

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Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. | PORTLAND TRIBUNE

COVID-19 Outbreak Ends, Vaccines Offered At Coffee Creek Prison

So far, 72% of the inmates at the women's prison in Wilsonville have been vaccinated, barely enough to provide herd immunity on vaccinations alone.

Mar 24, 2021

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A health care worker unpacks the Pfizer vaccine at Oregon Health & Science University. | OHSU

The Case for Donating US COVID Vaccines Overseas

“We need to take care of the problem everywhere to be able to take care of it anywhere,” says Dr. Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

Mar 22, 2021

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH

COVID-19 Infection At State Capitol Shuts Down House Floor Sessions

Meanwhile, a committee hears from county commissioners who lament the complexity and confusion in the vaccination rollout and public messaging.

Mar 22, 2021
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Nurses at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

The Double-Edged Sword Of Oregon's COVID-19 Success

The low case counts in Oregon and Washington are laudable, but they create an unusual position: The states may have a more difficult time achieving herd immunity to COVID-19.

Mar 22, 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. | JIM CRAVEN FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Oregon Accelerates Vaccine Expansion For May 1 Deadline

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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Four Portland-area hospital system are running the Oregon Convention Center site while Salem Health is in charge of the fairgrounds in Salem. | OHSU

Searching For A COVID Vaccine In Portland? Try Salem Instead

Residents are finding it easier to drive to the Oregon State Fairgrounds and get vaccinated than to secure an appointment in Portland because of an uneven allocation of doses among counties.

Mar 18, 2021

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Oregon's vaccine campaign will open to everyone on May 1 following a federal order./Oregon Health & Science University

Obeying Federal Order, Oregon Will Open Vaccine To All On May 1 

But the general population may still face delays, as Oregon officials plan to keep allocating doses in a targeted way to reach vulnerable groups.

Mar 17, 2021