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Fewer COVID-19 vaccine shots given in Oregon, likely due to less supply and less demand, officials say

Fewer COVID-19 vaccine shots given in Oregon, likely due to less supply and less demand, officials say OregonLive.com 32 mins ago Fedor Zarkhin, oregonlive.com © Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian/The Oregonian Garlington Health Center, run by Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare in Northeast Portland, was offering COVID-19 vaccinations to qualified individuals Friday. Event organizers were also hoping to reach Portland’s homeless population. March 19, 2021 Beth Nakamura/Staff Oregon has been steadily administering fewer COVID-19 vaccines over the last few weeks, reflecting a national trend that officials say can be attributed both to less supply of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and decreased demand in rural counties.

Many Oregon people of color eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while others wait for answers

Many Oregon people of color eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while others wait for answers Updated 6:00 AM; Facebook Share Julia Mines didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19, fully aware of the nation’s history of medical experimentation on African Americans. But she did it anyway. “I needed to set an example,” said Mines, director of a drug and alcohol recovery center for Black Portlanders. But, in the end, only two of her seven employees at The Miracles Club have gotten shots, she said, even though they had early access because they work face-to-face with people of color.

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