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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

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

Federal Promise Of Reserve COVID Vaccines False, Jeopardizing Oregon Teachers, Seniors

Gov. Kate Brown said: "This is a deception on a national scale. Oregon’s seniors, teachers, all of us, were depending on the promise of Oregon’s share of the federal reserve of vaccines being released to us."

Jan 15, 2021

Vaccine syringes at Oregon Health & Science University./Fritz Lietke/OHSU

Delicate Covid Vaccines Slow Rollout — Leading to Shots Given Out of Turn or, Worse, Wasted

The vaccines have a short shelf life, which forces clinicians to anticipate the exact number of doses they’ll need each day. If they don’t get it right, doses may go to waste.

Jan 14, 2021

PFC Juan Carlos Rojas administers COVID-19 vaccine to licensed massage therapist with Serenity Hospice Jason Mayberry at the state fairgrounds in Salem. | ABIGAIL DOLLINS/SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL

Oregon About To Double Vaccine Eligibility List As Providers Struggle To Get A Shot Amid Confusion

The state has only given one or two doses to about one-fifth of the 500,000 people currently eligible, and another 810,000 will be up for a shot starting Jan. 23.

Jan 13, 2021
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Geography Is Destiny: Dentists’ Access to Covid Shots Depends on Where They Live

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

Federal Promise Of Reserve COVID Vaccines False, Jeopardizing Oregon Teachers, Seniors

Delicate Covid Vaccines Slow Rollout — Leading to Shots Given Out of Turn or, Worse, Wasted

Oregon About To Double Vaccine Eligibility List As Providers Struggle To Get A Shot Amid Confusion

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