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The
July 06. 2022
Week in Review
Irving Park Light Pole Injury July Brings Wage Increase
A light pole fell down at Irving
Park after police say someone
tied a hammock to it, injuring
a little boy and his nanny. Port-
land Parks & Recreation said
safety is the top priority and
they are reviewing the incident
and will evaluate any potential
next steps.
Minimum wage workers in
Oregon got a raise on July 1.
For the Portland metro area
it means $14.75 per hour and
the sixth yearly increase since
2016. Beginning next year,
Oregon minimum wage rates
will automatically be indexed
to inflation based on Consumer
Price Index.
COVID-19 Vaccines
for Children Urged
Abortion Amendment
Sought
Following the supreme court
decision eliminating a national
right to abortion, Washington
Gov. Jay Inslee said he will
push for a state constitutional
amendment to protect abor-
tion rights within his state’s
borders, as well as laws that
will make it difficult for other
Defending Roaches Com-
states to investigate whether
ment
Following criticism for using their own residents have visited
words that dehumanize and Washington for abortion care.
demonize marginalized groups
R Kelly Sentenced
of people, former state Sen.
Disgraced R&B superstar R.
Betsy Johnson, who is running
Kelly was sentenced Wednes-
for Oregon governor, Thurs-
day to 30 years in prison for us-
day defended recent comments
ing his fame to sexually abuse
in which she said the City of
young fans, including some
Roses is turning into “the city
who were just children, in a
of roaches,” saying she was
systematic scheme that went
talking about trash piling up
on for decades. The accusers
not people
said the singer had misled and
preyed upon them.
Clean Air Rules Limited
The Supreme Court limited
the Environmental Protection
Agency’s ability to regulate
carbon dioxide emissions
from power plants in a 6-3
ruling handed down last week
that will have far reaching
implications on the federal
government’s ability to fight
climate change.
Migrants Die in Trac-
tor-Trailer
At least 46 people were
found dead in a tractor-trailer
in San Antonio, Texas, while
attempting the dangerous jour-
ney to cross the border into the
U.S. in what may be one of the
largest mass migrant casualty
events in recent U.S. history.
Driver Shortage Cuts
Service
Because of a bus driver short-
age, TriMet announced it
will shift, reduce or cancel
some services until operator
numbers increase, starting in
mid-September. The tempo-
rary change will impact 10 bus
lines currently seeing low rid-
ership, officials said.
OHSU encourages vaccines for children to prevent COVID-19 and offer protection against serious illness.
Shots offer
protection,
OHSU
experts say
Following recommendations by
federal and state health authorities
authorizing new COVID-19 vac-
cines for young children, Oregon
Health & Science University ex-
perts recommend the vaccinations
as the best way to protect children
and their families during the on-
going coronavirus pandemic.
“Careful and thorough reviews
of available clinical trial data
show these two COVID-19 vac-
cines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Mod-
erna) are both effective and safe
for children as young as 6 months
old. I highly recommend that chil-
dren get vaccinated as soon as
they can,” said Dr. Eliza Hayes
Bakken, pediatrician at OHSU
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
and OHSU School of Medicine.
“There are so many unex-
pected things that can happen
to our children. If we can do
something to provide some pro-
tection against that uncertainty,
we should take advantage of it,”
Bakken said. “The coronavirus
still causes too many children to
become seriously sick and even
die. Vaccinating children remains
the best option to protect both our
kids and our families.”
The Pfizer vaccine is autho-
rized for children 6 months to
younger than 5 years old, and the
Moderna vaccine is authorized for
children 6 months to younger than
6 years old. Other versions of Pfiz-
er vaccine are already available
for adults and children older than
5, and another version of the Mod-
erna vaccine has also been autho-
rized for children, adolescents and
teenagers 6 and older.
Which vaccine is best? Both
vaccines are safe and will lower
children’s risk of symptomatic
infections. Experts have con-
cluded that both vaccines offer
an important layer of protection
to decrease children’s risk of se-
vere symptoms, hospitalization
and death from COVID. OHSU
Doernbecher pediatricians rec-
ommend children get the first
vaccine available to them.
To explore all COVID vacci-
nation options near you, go to
vaccines.gov or govstatus.egov.
com/find-covid-19-vaccine.