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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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CVS pharmacy manager Cameron Schmitt oversaw the company's vaccination campaign Monday at Village Manor outside Portland.

New Week: New Round Of COVID-19 Vaccinations In Oregon

CVS, Walgreens and Consonus Pharmacy set up their first clinics in nursing homes in Oregon on Monday, marking the start of a weeks-long campaign.

Dec 21, 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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Oregon Hopes To Have Big Vaccination Push In Early 2021

The state could have 70% of the population inoculated by late spring or summer, according to the Oregon Health Authority's chief epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger.

Dec 15, 2020

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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

OHSU Must Reject Many COVID-19 Vaccine Volunteers

The university can only enroll several hundred people in a clinical trial, given its timeframe, so it is picking volunteers who are at high risk of severe symptoms and infection.

Dec 14, 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

First COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive In Oregon, Immunizations To Start Soon

It’s not immediately clear when the first vaccinations will begin, although a spokesperson for the Oregon Health Authority suggested it may be Wednesday.

Dec 14, 2020

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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, on Aug. 7, 2013. | RYTYHO USA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

PeaceHealth Southwest Expects COVID-19 Vaccinations To Arrive Next Week

The Vancouver hospital doesn’t know yet how many doses of the vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech it will receive.

Dec 10, 2020

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Dr. Paul Thomas, a Beaverton pediatrician, has promoted his vaccine skepticism on YouTube.

Board Suspends Licenses Of 2 Physicians: Vaccine Skeptic And Mask Opponent

The Oregon Medical Board has taken more than 200 actions against physicians this year but these are the first emergency suspensions.

Dec 7, 2020