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Thursday, March 4, 2021
Every county to get J&J vaccine this week
By GARY A. WARNER
Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — Every Oregon
county will receive 100 doses
this week of the new John-
son & Johnson single-shot
COVID-19 vaccine that Pres-
ident Joe Biden said on Tues-
day, March 2, is a key part of
vaccinating all Americans
before summer.
“We’re now on track to
have enough vaccine supply
for every adult in America by
the end of May,” said Biden at
a press conference in Wash-
ington.
Biden likened the effort
to ramp up production of
vaccine to efforts by manu-
facturers to join together
during World War II.
The key to cutting the
timeline for inoculating
the public is the introduc-
tion of the Johnson & John-
son one-shot vaccine. Biden
announced a deal with phar-
maceutical giant Merck to
commit two of its manufac-
turing facilities to making the
Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Biden said he will invoke
the Defense Production Act
to help ready Merck’s facil-
ities and to ensure it gets the
raw ingredients required for
making the vaccine.
Along with increased
orders of the previously
approved two-shot Moderna
and Pfi zer vaccines, enough
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Marty Hansen helps her mother-in-law, Lavonne Hansen, with paperwork on Feb. 11, 2021, at
the Milton-Freewater Community Building where a COVID-19 vaccination took place.
doses will be available to
suppress the virus, which
has killed more than 515,000
Americans over the past year,
including more than 2,200 in
Oregon.
Scientists with the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention have said
suppressing the virus as
quickly as possible will limit
the continued mutations of
COVID-19, some of which
have proven to be more conta-
gious and virulent than the
original virus.
In early February, the
timelines for inoculating all
American adults was as long
as early 2022 in some esti-
mates. Recently, the increase
in Moderna and Pfizer
vaccines shortened estimates
to the end of summer.
Oregon will receive
34,000 doses of the John-
son & Johnson vaccine.
Every county will initially
receive 100 doses to famil-
iarize health offi cials with the
vaccine, the fi rst new vaccine
since December 2020.
“Because doses will
be limited for the fi rst few
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ted some allocations to
addressing access issues for
some Oregonians who’ve
experienced barriers to
getting vaccinated,” said
Jonathan M. Modie, lead
communications offi cer for
OHA’s public health division.
About 4,800 doses will
go to Local Public Health
Authorities (LPHAs) to
vaccinate Oregonians living
in adult foster homes and
other in-home senior popu-
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BURNS — A second
mule deer has died and at
least three more were injured
after being struck with blow
gun darts within the Burns
city limits over the last four
months, according to a press
release from the Oregon State
Police.
Oregon State Police
Fish and Wildlife troopers
responded to a citizen report
of an injured deer in Burns on
Feb. 13. Police found a mule
deer doe in failing health with
a blow dart lodged in her side.
Unable to save her life, troop-
ers euthanized the doe where
they found her.
Troopers found the carcass
of a mule deer fawn in the
same area with a similar
blow dart lodged in its neck
in November 2020.
Blow gun darts, which
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ers found three additional
mule deer in the area with
blow gun darts lodged in their
bodies. In all three cases, biol-
ogists sedated the animals,
surgically remove the darts
and released the deer. They
expect the deer to recover.
The Oregon Hunters Asso-
ciation is offering $1,000 in
reward money for informa-
tion leading to a citation.
The city-dwelling deer,
acclimated to humans, are
an easy target for poach-
ers, according to Ken Hand,
regional director for the Mule
Deer Foundation.
“Using a dart is an inhu-
mane way to kill a deer. It
would take a while for them to
die,” he said. “Poaching is one
of the factors behind declines
in mule deer across the state.
Aside from being cruel, this is
illegal, and it is wanton waste
of the animals.”
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are illegal to use for hunting
deer in Oregon, are effective
at killing small animals like
rabbits and squirrels. When
used on larger animals, the
darts cause damage that may
be mortal over time. Injur-
ing an animal with a nonle-
thal weapon and leaving it
to suffer and likely die is
extremely cruel, accord-
ing to ODFW biologist Rod
Klus, who assisted in saving
the three wounded deer.
“Either the wound will
lead to an infection, or if the
stomach or intestines are
punctured, the deer will die,
but it will take a while, and it
will be painful,” he said, “It
takes a deer anywhere from
days to weeks to die from
infection.”
Between November 2020
and February 2021, Oregon
Department of Fish and Wild-
life biologists and OSP troop-
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Pfizer and Moderna doses
have to be kept in ultra-cold
freezers, then thawed before
administered.
The White House on
March 2 told states to plan
on administering 16 million
to 17 million total weekly
doses of Pfi zer and Moderna
vaccines by the end of March,
climbing to 17 million to 18
million weekly by early
April.
More is on the way. States
receiving 14.5 million doses
of the Pfi zer and Moderna
vaccine will receive 15.2
million doses next week.
Johnson & Johnson says
it can ship 2.8 million doses
to states this week from its
production in anticipation of
federal approval. But it won’t
be able to sustain that number
immediately. The company
produced 3.9 million doses
total prior to federal approval
on Feb. 27.
The company says it
will meet its commitment
to deliver 100 million doses
by June 30. The deal with
Merck could double produc-
tion within two months.
The Biden administration
estimates that after a short
dip in doses, the increased
production aided by Merck
will rise to 4 million to 6
million doses per week by
March 31 and 5 million to 6
million doses per week by
April 30.
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new partners in the state’s
phar macy vaccinations
program, will also receive the
Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
Additional doses will go
to some unspecifi ed health
systems in the state.
The new vaccine has
pros and cons compared to
the two-shot vaccine from
Moderna and Pfi zer that is
currently being used.
Its statistical drawbacks
have drawn the most atten-
tion. The Johnson & Johnson
vaccine has shown an effi -
cacy of about 80% in tests.
The Moderna and Pfizer
vaccines have an effi cacy of
more than 95%.
CDC offi cials have said
that even if there is a slightly
higher chance of getting
infected with COVID-19
with the Johnson & Johnson
vaccine, it is strong enough
to prevent severe illness and
death.
On the positive side, the
Johnson & Johnson vaccine
requires only one shot.
That makes it a boon
for inoculating parts of the
population that are diffi cult
to reach for second doses or
those who might not return
for the booster of Moderna
or Pfi zer.
Because it only needs stan-
dard commercial level refrig-
eration, it can be transported
to areas farther away in rural
or mountainous areas. The
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Minivan driver cited for
reckless driving after trooper
clocks vehicle at 111 mph
BAKER CITY — A 21-year-old Wash-
ington man was cited for reckless driving and
speeding early on Monday, March 1, after an
Oregon State Police trooper clocked the man’s
minivan at 111 mph on Interstate 84 in Baker
City.
Justus America Willott, of Auburn, Wash-
ington, was cited about 1:40 a.m. March 1.
In a report, OSP Sr. Trooper Nicholas Hage-
dorn wrote that he was parked in the center
median on the freeway near Milepost 304
when he saw a gray Honda Odyssey minivan
in the westbound lanes. The van was traveling
at 111 mph, according to Hagedorn’s report.
Hagedorn pursued the van, which continue
at more than 100 mph, until he stopped the
vehicle near Milepost 302, the North Baker
City interchange.
Willott’s wife and infant child were in the
minivan, according to Hagedorn’s report.
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guished Citizens Awards,” published Saturday, Feb. 27, the story misstated the nature
of a state advisory board Cindy Middleton sits on. It is the State Advisory Council for
Special Education advising the Oregon Department of Education.
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In the Page A1 story “Event marks turning point for CTUIR,” published Tuesday,
March 2, the story misstated the dates the Wildhorse vaccination event took place. They
were Tuesday, Feb. 23, and Wednesday, Feb. 24.
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