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Mount Adams as seen from the junction where the Divide Camp Trail meets the Pacific Crest Trail. WILLIAM SULLIVAN/FOR THE REGISTER-GUARD
State parks resume group camping reservations
Louis Krauss Eugene Register-Guard
USA TODAY NETWORK
Oregon State Parks will begin taking reservations
for group camping and day-use areas in select parks
starting Thursday.
This is the first reopening of group facilities since
they were closed more than a year ago because of reve-
nue shortfalls and reduced staffing caused by CO-
VID-19, according to a state parks news release.
The online reservation slots will become available
between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Thursday, and a list of
which parks are available for group reservations is on-
line at the Oregon State Parks website. The first reser-
vable dates begin in May.
Each area will have a temporarily reduced size limit
of 25 visitors in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Hiker and biker camping areas also are opening
statewide, which are all available on a first-come, first-
served basis.
“Although we can’t open all group areas in all parks
and the lower group limits isn’t what we are used to, we
Vaccine
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er than half of those age 65 and older
have been vaccinated, OHA said.
In Marion County, 59% of residents
age 65 and older have received at least
one dose, according to OHA data. In
Polk County, that figure is 63%, and in
Lane County it is 62%.
The Statesman Journal asked resi-
dents why they might hesitate to get the
shot. Most responses fell into three
broad categories:
Some people are concerned the vac-
cine was developed and approved too
quickly, and long-term side effects are
unknown.
“I don’t feel there has been adequate
time to thoroughly test the vaccines,”
Stacy Adams, 49, of Salem wrote. “I will
not get it.”
Others say the vaccine is pointless if
we still have to wear masks and socially
distance, and if immunity wears off
quickly.
“It is a temporary (six month) vaccine
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“(Bravo) had been taking Ambien for
some years but you’d never seen a reac-
tion like this. Is that correct?” Thompson
asked the woman during the hearing.
“Never,” she replied.
“You took a gun and placed it outside,
correct?” he asked her.
“I took it out with me, yes.”
“And that was because you wanted to
make sure that your husband didn’t have
access to it, correct?” he asked.
“Not only so that he didn’t have access
to it but that responding law enforcement
— they don’t know what they’re walking
into ... and I knew he wasn’t in the right
frame of mind. So, even him just holding
it could lead to a deadly force situation.”
Supervised vs. bench probation
During Bravo’s sentencing, Suver ar-
gued for three years of supervised proba-
tion, whereas Thompson sought the less
restrictive sentence of bench probation.
His wife asked that the no-contact or-
der be lifted so she could work with Bravo
on raising their family together. She said
her kids needed their father.
She said his arrest, combined with the
ask for your patience as we move forward,” said Jason
Resch, communications manager for the Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department.
Those with questions can call the Oregon State
Parks Information Center at 1-800-551-6949, Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The release adds that visitors should continue to
follow safety protocols while visiting state parks by
limiting the size of gatherings, wearing face coverings,
giving space to others and washing hands often.
Here is the full list of parks available for reserva-
tions:
h Arizona Beach State Park
h Beverly Beach State Park
h Bullards Beach State Park
h Cape Lookout State Park
h Fort Stevens State Park
h Jessie Honeyman State Park
h Humbug Mountain State Park
h South Beach State Park
h Sunset Bay State Park
h William Tugman State Park
that has a high incidence of adverse re-
actions to a virus with a very high sur-
vival rate,” Sisters resident Matt Cyrus
wrote. “I have more faith in the immune
system than the vaccine.”
“The big question is how long is the
shot or my immunity effective?” asked
Hal Wineland of Keizer, who said he will
not get the shot because he has had CO-
VID-19. “Will we get a new version of the
vaccine in the fall to cover all the
strains?”
And still others have a general dis-
trust of government.
Jennifer Benson, 66, of Damascus,
said she was “unsure if we should be
controlled to get the vaccine.”
The Associated Press poll also found
a strong political split in vaccine sup-
port. The poll indicated that 42% of Re-
publicans said they probably or defi-
nitely would not get the shot, compared
with 17% of Democrats.
State and federal officials said they
understand people’s concerns.
But the benefits outweigh any risks,
they said.
“We know the vaccines are very safe,”
Oregon Health Authority Director Pat-
COVID-19 pandemic, forced her to balance
working full-time with essentially being a
single mother parenting two distance-
learning kids.
Bravo addressed the court before Judge
Lindsay Partridge delivered his sentence.
“I spent the last year confused as to
what occurred,” Bravo said, referring to the
night he was arrested. “I know I must move
forward and not let this incident define
me.”
He said he has not taken Ambien since
his arrest, will never again use it and will
advise others against using it.
Partridge and Thompson lauded the re-
sponding officers with the Keizer and Sa-
lem police departments for preventing the
night from ending in tragedy.
Partridge said he would discontinue the
no-contact order but sided with Suver on
the more restrictive, supervised probation.
He also sentenced Bravo to 14 days in
jail with credit for time served. Due to Bra-
vo being held for 16 days after his arrest,
he will not be serving any additional time.
How to get help
Those experiencing domestic assault
can contact National Domestic Violence
Hotline, a free and confidential line that
offers support, information and referral
services, at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). The
hotline is open 24/7.
h Catherine Creek State Park
h Emigrant Springs State Heritage Site
h The Cove Palisades State Park
h TouVelle State Park
h Tumalo State Park
h Valley of the Rogue State Park
h Wallowa Lake State Park
h Benson State Recreation Area
h Dabney State Recreation Area
h Elijah Bristow State Park
h Fall Creek State Recreation Area
h Guy W. Talbot State Park
h Jasper State Recreation Site
h Lowell State Recreation Site
h Maud Williamson State Park
h Molalla River State Park
h North Santiam State Recreation Area
h Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site
h Silver Falls State Park
h Rooster Rock State Park
h Stub Stewart State Park
h Willamette Mission State Park
rick Allen said. “I know many people are
worried about side effects, but the CO-
VID-19 case mortality rate among peo-
ple 80 and older is 20% or one in five.
The serious risk the virus poses to older
adults far outweighs the temporary dis-
comfort and disruption you might expe-
rience from getting a vaccine.”
In comparison, the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention has said
that as of April 5, there were 2,794 re-
ported deaths among vaccinated peo-
ple, a rate of 0.002%, and no evidence
suggests a link between the deaths and
the vaccine.
Prior to the COVID-19 vaccine, no
vaccine had been created in fewer than
four years. But this vaccine didn’t come
out of the blue — there is more than a
decade of research behind it and efforts
begun on other coronaviruses. And the
work on this particular virus began in
the first days of its discovery, in January
2020.
While they don’t yet have final FDA
approval, the FDA has issued emergen-
cy authorizations for the Pfizer, Moder-
na and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
Such emergency approval is permitted
during a health emergency. The drug
makers still had to have completed mul-
tiple rounds of clinical trials, including a
trial with more than 3,000 people that
lasts for at least two months.
After getting authorization, the com-
panies have had to continue to track any
side effects and file monthly safety re-
ports. They are expected to continue
trials and apply for regular approval.
Pfizer is expected to submit its applica-
tion for full licensure later this month.
It remains unclear to experts how
long the vaccines will provide immuni-
ty. Pfizer has reported that six months
after getting a second dose of the Pfizer-
BioNTech vaccine as part of a 46,000-
person clinical trial, volunteers re-
mained more than 90% protected
against symptomatic COVID-19.
U.S. Health officials are continuing to
urge those vaccinated to keep wearing
masks in public because scientists are
unsure whether they could still carry
and spread the virus or how well it
works against some of the new variants.
“Because vaccinations do dramat-
ically reduce transmission, eventually
the CDC will issue new (masking) rec-
ommendations for vaccinated individ-
uals,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the
See VACCINE, Page 4A
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