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FRITZ LIEDTKE/OHSU

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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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

Central Oregon Runs Out Of Hospital ICU Beds

For the first time since the pandemic began, one of Oregon’s health care regions had patients in all of its intensive care beds for a day.

Dec 16, 2020
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NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

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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SHUTTERSTOCK

Vaccine Passes First Bar With Approval From Scientists, But Questions Remain

The vaccine arrived in Oregon and other states on Monday marking the first step in a months-long drive to get people protected against COVID-19.

Dec 14, 2020

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Gov. Kate Brown | BRADLEY PARKS/OPB

Oregonians Face Long Vaccine Wait As State Begins Work On Protocols

State wants to vaccinate 3 million residents, but so far federal government has promised Oregon only enough vaccine for about 100,000 people.

Dec 11, 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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SHUTTERSTOCK

Unemployment Claims In Health Care Industry Spike In 2020 

Tens of thousands of laid off or underemployed health care workers filed for unemployment compensation in Oregon this year, even as demand for specialized staff and other workers went up.

Dec 10, 2020
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Physicians Now Know More About Treating COVID-19

Though cases are soaring, Oregon has yet to reach a critical shortage of intensive care beds in part because doctors have learned to treat patients early and now have more drugs.

Dec 9, 2020
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