In Illinois, possession of even trace amounts of heroin residue is a felony. But in Oregon, it’s not a crime at all any more. Instead, people caught with drugs get a ticket. Oregon’s new drug reform is keeping users out of jail but the goal of getting them help for their addictions has been elusive.
In Illinois, possessing even traces of heroin residue is a felony. In Oregon, it’s just a ticket. That state’s new drug reform is keeping users out of jail but getting them help for addictions has been elusive.
J&J vaccine authorized in Oregon and Washington, good option for houseless population
The one-shot vaccine would be the easiest way to ensure full immunization for vulnerable populations like houseless people. Author: Galen Ettlin Updated: 8:43 PM PDT April 25, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Oregon and Washington have given the go-ahead for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be administered again after more than a week of review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Experts investigated 15 cases of blood clots out of nearly 7,000,000 vaccinations administered across the country. However, according to vaccinefinder.org, most pharmacies are still not offering the J&J vaccine.
Fred Meyer, QFC, and Rite Aid locations offer it in Portland and Vancouver. CVS and Walgreens told NBC News that it will make appointments for the J&J vaccine in the upcoming week.
There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the stateâs death toll to 2,455, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 733 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 172,931.
Vaccinations in Oregon
Today, OHA reported that 44,971 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 29,445 doses were administered on April 14 and 15,526 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on April 14.
The seven-day running average is now 38,728 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered a total of 1,242,066 doses of Pfizer, 1,069,417 doses of Moderna and 87,339 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. As of today, 945,453 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series. There are 1,492,658 who have had at least one dose.
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