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Gov. Kate Brown displaying a mask at a May 7, 2020 news conference. | SCREENGRAB VIA YOUTUBE/OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Governor’s Commission Urges Brown To Reverse Priorities For Vaccine Plan

The governor’s Commission on Senior Services became the latest group to make an appeal, saying, “We implore you to reverse your latest decision immediately.”

Jan 25, 2021
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COURTESY OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Looking To Sign Up For A Vaccine? Good Luck

Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties have closed their signup form, leaving about 50,000 people in the metro area without an appointment.

Jan 25, 2021

Anti-Vaccine Activists Peddle Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly, Undermining Vaccination

Anti-vaccine groups are blaming patients’ coincidental medical problems on covid shots, even when it’s clear that age or underlying health conditions are to blame.

Jan 25, 2021

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The Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem is the oldest prison in Oregon and the only maximum security institution operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections./Ericka Cruz Guevarra/OPB

Oregon Inmates Sue To Gain Access To COVID-19 Vaccine

State health officials report that the largest active COVID-19 outbreaks in Oregon are in its prisons: More than 3,000 inmates have tested positive for the disease, while 38 have died.

Jan 23, 2021

Gov. Kate Brown Mounts Defense Over Decision To Vaccinate Teachers Before Seniors 

Governor sticks with COVID-19 vaccination schedule despite critics, including the group representing Oregon hospitals.

Jan 22, 2021
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Equity Committee Whittles Recommendations for Those Next Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine

With nearly 1.4 million people already in line, the Vaccine Advisory Committee recommended that BIPOC communities and people with underlying conditions -- totally 2.5 million people -- should follow seniors.

Jan 21, 2021

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Brown Insists Educators Must Be Vaccinated Before Seniors Despite Anger Among Seniors, Questions By Scientists

A retired school teacher with health conditions told The Lund Report that “if I get this I die,” referring to the novel coronavirus.

Jan 20, 2021
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Oregon Convention Center.

Oregon Opening Third Mass Vaccination Site, This One In Portland

The site, which is being organized by Kaiser Permanente, will open Wednesday and operate through Saturday. It will reopen Monday with three other health care companies.

Jan 19, 2021
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Geography Is Destiny: Dentists’ Access to Covid Shots Depends on Where They Live

Oregon is one of a handful of states that have put dentists lower in priority order, despite the CDC advisory board's recommendation that all front-line workers get priority.

Jan 15, 2021

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Hundreds of people were vaccinated at a drive through clinic at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland./Josh Andersen/OHSU

Oregon’s List Of Those Eligible For A Vaccine Could Triple -- Even Without Supplies

The state’s Vaccine Advisory Committee has decided the state should add seven more groups to the priority list that already includes nearly 1.4 million people.

Jan 15, 2021