Vaccine

The state agency says one in five Oregonians who are likely eligible have received at least one vaccine dose.

Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine can be stored in a refrigerator for months, but has a lower efficacy rate than the others available in Oregon.

Some Oregonians said a Legacy Health website for scheduling vaccine appointments would not let them complete a reservation Monday morning.

Despite catastrophic snow, ice and temperatures nationwide, Oregon says its vaccination program remains on track.

While overall reports of the COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics in Eugene have been favorable, Lane County Public Health ran into some issues when a registration link was shared on social media.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown is sending an additional 17,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the Portland region, after health leaders in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington raised concerns about shortages.

Public health officials from Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties said they're suspending outreach to private medical practices and other health workers who still want access to the COVID-19 vaccine, due to limited supply.

People age 70 and older as and some people living with an elders will be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Washington. The state Department of Health is going to restrict essential worker vaccines to people older than 50 for now, because supply is limited.

"For my family." "These vaccinations mean that we will be able to stay on the job." "It is killing more Blacks and more Latinos." Health-care workers in Oregon speak about why they're volunteering for the COVID-19 vaccine.

The governor said the state’s allocation of the vaccine will be cut by 40% next week - and other states are also seeing reductions.