COVID-19 has affected everything in our world including the long-term plans for people hoping to start a family with help from fertility clinics like those housed at OHSU in Portland. The pandemic proved to be a fatal blow for IntegraMed, a Canadian company with a decade long relationship with OHSU. Then the company went bankrupt, owing nearly $20 million to thousands of people around the .
The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported 1,152 new confirmed or presumptive coronavirus cases and 29 additional deaths. Thursday’s figures broke a streak of two days where the state reported more than 40 deaths. At least 1,737 Oregonians have died with COVID-19 so far during the pandemic, with nearly one-third of fatalities in December alone. State officials did not immediately provide .
How does Oregon's attempt to administer the new COVID-19 vaccines compare to other states, and what can leaders do to increase the speed of distribution?