A12 The BulleTin • Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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TODAY
THURSDAY
TONIGHT
HIGH
51°
LOW
32°
An a.m. rain or snow
shower, then a shower
ALMANAC
SUNDAY
70°
34°
Not as cool with plenty
of sun
MONDAY
63°
32°
Mostly sunny, nice and
warm
Cooler with periods of
clouds and sunshine
OREGON WEATHER
Bend Municipal Airport through 5 p.m. yest.
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday Normal
Record
50°
53° 77° in 1939
21°
29° 11° in 1904
High
Low
SATURDAY
59°
31°
48°
26°
A shower early; otherwise,
mostly cloudy
Low clouds
FRIDAY
PRECIPITATION
24 hours through 5 p.m. yesterday
0.00"
Record
0.68" in 1938
Month to date (normal)
0.09" (0.56")
Year to date (normal)
1.18" (3.18")
Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.
30.32"
SUN, MOON AND PLANETS
Rise/Set
Today
Thu.
Sun
7:01am/7:23pm 6:59am/7:24pm
Moon
2:36pm/5:15am 3:49pm/5:51am
Mercury 6:27am/5:24pm 6:26am/5:28pm
Venus
7:08am/7:17pm 7:06am/7:19pm
Mars
9:54am/1:22am 9:52am/1:21am
Jupiter
5:29am/3:37pm 5:26am/3:34pm
Saturn
4:59am/2:40pm 4:55am/2:36pm
Uranus 8:21am/10:20pm 8:17am/10:16pm
Full
Last
New
First
Mar 28
Apr 4
Apr 11
Apr 19
Tonight's sky: Hercules, the Hero, emerging
from the northeast horizon near midnight.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
UV INDEX TODAY
10 a.m.
Noon
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
1
1
1
1
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index ™ number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low,
3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
ROAD CONDITONS
For web cameras of our passes, go to
www.bendbulletin.com/webcams
I-84 at Cabbage Hill: Chilly with a bit of snow
today, little or no accumulation.
US 20 at Santiam Pass: Chilly with 2-4 inches
of snow this afternoon and tonight.
US 26 at Gov't Camp: Snow much of the time
today, accumulating 1-3 inches.
US 26 at Ochoco Divide: Mostly cloudy with
rain and snow showers in the afternoon.
ORE 58 at Willamette Pass: Chilly today with
2-4 inches of snow this afternoon into tonight.
ORE 138 at Diamond Lake: Brisk and chilly
today with snow showers this afternoon.
SKI REPORT
EAST: Windy at times
with sun followed by
clouds Wednesday.
Rain and snow are
likely Wednesday
night.
CENTRAL: Breezy
Wednesday with
afternoon rain and
snow showers. Snow
showers are likely
Wednesday night.
WEST: Cool Wednes-
day into Wednesday
night; periods of
rain. Mostly cloudy
Thursday; a lingering
shower or two.
Seaside
49/43
Cannon Beach
49/43
Hood
River
NATIONAL WEATHER
0s
10s
20s
30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
80s
90s
100s
110s
NATIONAL
EXTREMES
YESTERDAY (for the
T-storms
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Rain
Showers
Snow
Flurries
Ice
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Source: OnTheSnow.com
Oregon expands pool of people approved to give vaccines
Bulletin staff report
Citing the need for a “his-
toric public health effort,”
the Oregon Health Author-
ity has invoked a federal law
expanding the pool of pro-
fessionals and students who
can give COVID-19 inocu-
lations.
“This is an all-hands-on-
deck effort nationally and in
Oregon to ensure we are safely
vaccinating all eligible adults
Risk
Continued from A1
The three-county Central
Oregon area saw Deschutes
County’s numbers of cases
and infection rates continue to
drop, just not enough to move
it into the lower risk category.
Jefferson County, which up
to a month ago had some of
the worst infection numbers
in the state, improved enough
to drop two levels, from high
to lower. Crook County saw a
slight uptick in numbers, but
not enough to move it out of
its lower risk rating.
All three Portland metro
counties remained in the mod-
erate risk category.
Statewide, fourteen counties
are in the lower risk level.
Fourteen counties were at
moderate risk level, with in-
creases in infection cases and
rates pushing Clatsop, Grant
and Lincoln up from lower.
Columbia and Polk dropped
from high.
Six counties are at high risk.
Douglas County moved to
high after an extended period
at the extreme risk level.
Two counties are at ex-
treme risk. Coos County’s
rising numbers moved it up
from high to extreme, where
it joined neighboring Curry
County.
The Oregon Health Author-
ity sees COVID-19 rates in
southwestern Oregon as trou-
blesome. No county that is west
of the Cascades and south of
the Willamette Valley is at bet-
ter than high risk and many are
in or just exited extreme risk.
During testimony last week
before the House Subcommit-
tee on COVID-19, OHA Di-
who wish to receive a vaccine,”
Oregon Health Authority Di-
rector Pat Allen announced in
a statement.
Naturopaths, veterinarians
and optometry students are
among 30 groups that can im-
mediately give vaccinations
under the federal Public Read-
iness and Emergency Pre-
paredness (PREP) Act.
Allen signed the order
Monday invoking the law. It
rector Pat Allen said the issue
wasn’t just vaccine hesitancy,
but “vaccine obstinacy.”
Allen said six months of
data from vaccination efforts
show demand “varies wildly”
around the state.
While vaccination appoint-
ments are booked weeks in
advance in most areas, south-
west Oregon hasn’t matched its
demand with its supply. Allen
said a recent mass vaccination
event in Douglas County did
not come close to filling its eli-
gible slots for shots.
“It’s an indication they are
running out of people who are
interested in being vaccinated,”
Allen said.
A new OHA rule will grant
a two-week grace period to
counties that reduced their risk
levels in the prior period but
rebounded with higher num-
bers in the next period.
Instead of immediately re-
turning to the more restrictive
rules, the counties will get a
two-week “caution” period to
try to get their numbers down
again. If they are unsuccess-
ful, then OHA will move the
county up at the next risk level
adjustment.
This week, the caution pe-
riod was granted to two coun-
ties: Josephine County’s cases
and infection rate should move
it from high risk to extreme
risk. Klamath County’s wors-
ening infections were enough
to move it from moderate risk
to high risk. Both counties will
retain their current level and
will have their status reassessed
at the next round.
The next revision of risk lev-
els will be announced April 6
and will go into effect April 9.
e e
gwarner@eomediagroup.com
Sun and areas of low
clouds
Yesterday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec.
Abilene
71/43/0.00
Akron
69/45/0.00
Albany
66/30/0.00
Albuquerque
56/32/0.00
Anchorage
27/18/0.00
Atlanta
69/56/0.00
Atlantic City
62/42/0.00
Austin
81/56/0.39
Baltimore
68/38/0.00
Billings
42/31/Tr
Birmingham
65/62/0.17
Bismarck
59/38/Tr
Boise
53/31/0.17
Boston
57/38/0.00
Bridgeport, CT 55/39/0.00
Buffalo
66/45/0.00
Burlington, VT
70/31/0.00
Caribou, ME
61/31/0.00
Charleston, SC 75/54/0.00
Charlotte
69/50/0.00
Chattanooga
63/56/0.08
Cheyenne
34/26/Tr
Chicago
64/50/0.32
Cincinnati
71/50/0.00
Cleveland
69/43/0.00
Colorado Springs 44/30/Tr
Columbia, MO
65/51/0.66
Columbia, SC
72/50/0.00
Columbus, GA
72/57/0.10
Columbus, OH
70/49/0.00
Concord, NH
68/25/0.00
Corpus Christi
87/66/0.00
Dallas
75/48/0.64
Dayton
70/45/0.00
Denver
41/30/Tr
Des Moines
57/49/0.99
Detroit
67/46/0.00
Duluth
40/33/0.05
El Paso
69/42/0.00
Fairbanks
20/9/0.04
Fargo
56/30/0.00
Flagstaff
30/27/0.26
Grand Rapids
74/45/0.04
Green Bay
54/40/0.06
Greensboro
60/47/0.02
Harrisburg
69/35/0.00
Hartford, CT
69/28/0.00
Helena
43/31/Tr
Honolulu
81/67/0.02
Houston
84/59/0.38
Huntsville
66/58/0.14
Indianapolis
64/49/0.10
Jackson, MS
67/60/0.81
Jacksonville
73/54/0.00
Today
Thursday
Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
71/44/pc 69/50/pc
70/52/c
71/54/r
59/49/sh 72/57/pc
42/29/sn 52/36/pc
34/30/c
36/22/sn
75/62/sh
81/65/t
53/52/r
60/51/pc
80/58/pc
75/47/r
59/51/r
71/60/c
51/33/pc
51/29/c
76/63/sh
75/57/t
48/28/s
58/33/pc
52/36/c
52/31/pc
55/46/c
66/51/pc
51/45/r
60/48/c
69/52/sh
69/54/c
62/51/pc 69/54/pc
53/40/pc 55/42/sh
77/59/pc 79/64/pc
71/56/c
76/67/c
73/60/sh
73/56/r
37/22/s
44/27/c
60/44/c
51/37/r
72/53/pc
65/52/r
71/51/c
70/50/r
38/24/sn
49/31/c
55/43/pc
55/41/r
75/57/pc 84/68/pc
79/61/pc 84/66/pc
71/51/pc
67/53/r
59/43/c
68/49/pc
83/67/pc 84/60/pc
77/51/pc
69/50/r
71/49/pc
64/51/r
39/25/sf
50/31/c
49/37/c
50/37/c
70/48/c
63/45/r
37/23/sn 33/24/pc
62/41/pc 68/46/pc
25/20/sn
32/7/sn
46/26/c
51/28/s
40/21/s
40/26/c
65/44/sh
57/38/r
56/35/r
44/29/pc
69/54/r
72/63/c
57/51/r
72/62/pc
60/47/r
72/52/pc
48/31/c
45/26/sn
80/70/sh 80/69/sh
80/68/t
76/53/t
70/61/c
71/54/t
69/47/pc
62/46/r
76/66/sh
78/54/t
82/60/pc 88/65/pc
Amsterdam
Athens
Auckland
Baghdad
Bangkok
Beijing
Beirut
Berlin
Bogota
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Cabo San Lucas
Cairo
Calgary
Cancun
Dublin
Edinburgh
Geneva
Harare
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
Lima
Lisbon
London
Madrid
Manila
54/43/c
57/40/pc
72/56/s
83/61/pc
98/80/pc
70/40/s
64/54/sh
55/39/pc
63/49/t
48/29/c
78/68/s
73/54/pc
70/51/s
45/26/r
85/79/s
53/42/sh
52/41/sh
59/36/s
74/59/pc
76/69/pc
44/34/r
57/50/s
62/54/t
77/68/c
65/46/s
53/38/c
69/37/s
94/78/c
City
Juneau
Kansas City
Lansing
Las Vegas
Lexington
Lincoln
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Madison, WI
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Newark, NJ
Norfolk, VA
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Orlando
Palm Springs
Peoria
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Richmond
Rochester, NY
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Fe
Savannah
Seattle
Sioux Falls
Spokane
Springfi eld, MO
Tampa
Tucson
Tulsa
Washington, DC
Wichita
Yakima
Yuma
Yesterday
Hi/Lo/Prec.
38/32/0.48
61/53/0.36
73/45/0.01
63/51/0.02
70/45/Tr
57/46/1.09
73/54/0.77
71/53/Tr
69/51/0.03
61/39/0.36
70/57/0.38
80/62/0.00
58/46/0.29
59/44/0.51
67/57/Tr
74/66/3.92
66/43/0.00
64/38/0.00
53/50/0.01
62/44/0.26
54/47/1.07
80/53/0.00
76/56/0.08
59/53/0.33
68/40/0.00
66/52/0.02
67/36/0.00
60/27/0.00
65/34/0.00
62/50/Tr
51/32/0.06
44/31/0.03
68/46/0.01
68/36/0.00
68/45/0.00
62/55/0.07
47/29/0.04
82/51/0.39
64/56/0.01
66/48/0.00
67/46/0.00
52/27/0.00
74/53/0.00
54/38/0.00
46/43/0.99
51/26/Tr
61/52/0.26
75/61/0.00
72/46/0.08
58/51/1.01
69/45/0.00
55/45/0.59
60/34/0.00
71/53/0.00
Today
Thursday
Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
40/28/pc
39/36/r
52/40/c
53/38/c
68/45/sh
62/39/r
68/50/s
66/49/pc
71/54/pc
66/51/r
50/36/c
53/37/pc
77/59/s
67/45/r
77/53/s
60/50/c
76/56/pc
68/52/r
54/35/sh
46/30/r
77/63/pc
71/51/t
84/73/s
86/74/pc
57/41/c
46/35/r
44/33/r
48/28/pc
76/61/pc
71/54/t
74/71/r
81/65/t
53/50/r
69/54/c
54/50/r
70/56/c
63/53/r
75/62/pc
62/42/r
60/43/c
49/37/c
52/35/pc
85/64/s
90/67/pc
80/53/s
68/48/pc
57/42/c
56/37/r
56/52/r
71/58/c
72/50/s
75/51/pc
71/53/pc 72/56/sh
52/43/c
57/46/pc
57/46/sh 66/50/pc
68/55/r
77/66/pc
49/27/s
56/31/pc
57/36/pc 49/29/pc
62/52/r
76/64/c
67/53/sh 72/54/pc
70/44/pc 65/44/pc
65/47/pc
61/45/r
50/38/s
49/35/sh
80/58/c
78/52/s
67/54/pc
62/53/r
65/51/pc
61/46/s
68/48/pc 61/41/pc
42/22/sn 50/30/pc
78/61/pc 83/64/pc
51/41/r
52/40/pc
48/29/c
54/34/s
46/33/sn 50/30/pc
62/46/pc
55/42/r
80/65/s
86/69/s
62/43/s
71/46/pc
64/46/pc
57/44/r
60/53/r
73/64/c
54/41/c
57/40/c
58/35/c
60/31/pc
76/49/s
75/48/pc
102/73/0.00
82/53/0.00
66/36/0.00
32/25/0.01
81/63/0.00
81/63/0.00
85/72/0.00
58/37/0.00
48/30/0.00
68/32/0.00
59/32/0.00
86/76/0.00
57/37/0.00
81/52/0.00
86/68/0.00
48/34/0.00
58/34/0.00
63/39/0.00
91/77/0.34
55/32/0.00
74/66/0.46
67/55/0.90
90/74/0.03
60/43/0.00
59/36/0.00
48/36/0.00
47/34/0.00
48/34/0.00
103/67/s
81/51/pc
56/47/r
39/25/s
81/58/pc
83/72/pc
88/62/pc
67/51/pc
48/31/c
56/49/sh
62/44/pc
87/75/s
60/39/pc
77/50/s
86/66/t
56/43/pc
60/41/pc
66/47/pc
86/76/t
51/39/c
81/63/s
64/55/r
67/59/c
65/57/s
58/47/sh
48/40/r
49/34/c
46/36/c
INTERNATIONAL
48 contiguous states)
National high: 94°
at Kingsville, TX
National low: -3°
at Antero Reservoir, CO
Precipitation: 4.99"
at Lake Charles, LA
In inches as of 5 p.m. yesterday
Ski resort
New snow
Base
Anthony Lakes Mtn
1
0-78
Hoodoo Ski Area
0
0N.A.
Mt. Ashland
0
65-71
Mt. Bachelor
0
114-124
Mt. Hood Meadows
3
0-214
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl
9
75-97
Timberline Lodge
7
0-186
Willamette Pass
1
0-45
Aspen / Snowmass, CO
5
54-74
Mammoth Mtn. Ski, CA
1
77-122
Squaw Valley, CA
4
0-132
Park City Mountain, UT
0
55-70
Sun Valley, ID
0
52-73
Some sun with a couple of
showers possible
NATIONAL
Yesterday
Today Thursday
Yesterday
Today Thursday
Yesterday
Today Thursday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
Astoria
51/35/Tr
49/42/r
50/38/pc
La Grande
47/29/0.01 46/33/r
46/28/sf
Portland
58/34/0.00 51/42/r
55/40/pc
Baker City
49/29/Tr
50/31/r
49/28/pc
La Pine
46/21/0.00 45/27/sn 41/20/pc
Prineville
53/25/0.01 53/34/c 41/25/pc
Brookings
58/36/0.00 53/41/r
51/39/pc
Medford
58/31/Tr
56/40/c 51/35/pc
Redmond
52/18/0.00 52/31/c 49/23/pc
Burns
48/21/0.00 49/30/c 45/25/pc
Newport
50/32/0.06 48/40/r
48/36/sh
Roseburg
58/32/Tr
52/41/r
49/34/pc
Eugene
54/30/0.00 50/40/r
51/33/pc
North Bend
52/37/0.02 51/42/r
51/37/sh
Salem
55/34/0.00 49/40/r
52/35/pc
Klamath Falls
52/21/Tr
51/29/c 45/21/pc
Ontario
56/37/0.02 55/38/c 56/33/pc
Sisters
51/20/0.00 50/34/sn 49/26/pc
Lakeview
45/27/Tr
49/30/c 43/25/pc
Pendleton
53/33/0.02 53/39/c 56/36/sh
The Dalles
59/40/0.00 52/41/r
57/36/pc
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, Tr-trace, Yesterday data as of 5 p.m. yesterday
-0s
57°
28°
TRAVEL WEATHER
Umatilla
57/41
Rufus
Hermiston
49/41
57/41
52/41
Arlington
Hillsboro Portland
Meacham Lostine
55/40
50/38 51/42
44/32
Wasco
45/32 Enterprise
Pendleton
The Dalles
Tillamook
44/30
50/39
53/39
Sandy
52/41
McMinnville
50/42
Joseph
Heppner
La
Grande
47/40
Maupin
Government
51/41
46/33
43/30
Camp
52/37 Condon 50/35
Union
Lincoln City
48/33
39/32
46/33
Salem
50/42
Spray
Granite
Warm Springs
49/40
Madras
53/34
Albany
43/29
Newport
Baker City
53/36
53/34
Mitchell
48/40
48/39
50/31
Camp Sherman
50/32
Redmond
Corvallis
John
Yachats
Unity
47/35
52/31
49/39
Day
Prineville
49/42
51/31
Ontario
Sisters
53/34
Paulina
48/31
55/38
Florence
Eugene 50/34
Bend Brothers 48/29
Vale
49/43
50/40
51/32
46/27
Sunriver
57/37
Nyssa
47/31
Hampton
Cottage
La Pine
58/38
Juntura
Oakridge
Grove
45/27
48/28
OREGON EXTREMES Coos Bay
Burns
54/33
48/37
49/40
Fort
Rock
50/42
49/30
Riley
YESTERDAY
Crescent
48/27
49/29
High: 59°
44/25
Bandon
Roseburg
Christmas Valley
Jordan Valley
at The Dalles
Beaver
Frenchglen
Silver
51/43
52/41
50/27
45/31
Low: 14°
Marsh
Lake
48/30
Port Orford
45/26
49/27
at Crater Lake
Grants
Burns Junction
Paisley
51/44
Pass
54/33
Chiloquin
52/33
61/40
Rome
Medford
48/27
Gold Beach
56/40
56/34
50/43
Klamath
Fields
Ashland
McDermitt
Lakeview
Falls
Brookings
51/31
53/39
51/29
47/32
53/41
49/30
-10s
49°
25°
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Astoria
49/42
TUESDAY
outlines the requirements and
rules for how and when vac-
cines can be given. If followed,
those giving the shots are ex-
empted from liability beyond
gross negligence.
In addition to doctors and
nurses, the groups include
several new categories from
allied health professionals and
students.
Under the act, the new vac-
cinators must be currently li-
censed, certified or registered
in their professions or had an
active license, certification or
registration within the last five
years.
A complete list of who qual-
ifies to give vaccines, state
guidelines and the PREP
Act order can be found on-
line at www.oregon.gov/oha/
covid19/Documents/ Oregon-
PREP-Act-Authorization-for-
Vaccinators.pdf.
County risk levels
Effective March 26–April 8
LOWER RISK (14)
• Baker (moved from mod-
erate)
• Crook
• Gilliam
• Harney
• Hood River
• Jefferson (moved from
high)
• Lake
• Lane (moved from mod-
erate)
• Morrow
• Sherman
• Wallowa
• Wasco
• Wheeler
• Yamhill (moved from mod-
erate)
•
•
•
•
Deschutes
Grant (moved from lower)
Klamath
Lincoln (moved from
lower)
• Linn
• Malheur
• Multnomah
• Polk (moved from high)
• Tillamook
• Union
• Washington
HIGH RISK (6)
• Benton
• Douglas (moved from ex-
treme)
• Jackson
• Josephine
• Marion
• Umatilla
MODERATE RISK (14)
EXTREME RISK (2)
• Clackamas
• Clatsop (moved from
lower)
• Columbia (moved from
high)
• Coos
• Curry (moved from high)
Largest counties and risk status
Seven of the 10 largest counties in Oregon are now at moder-
ate or lower risk level. None are in the extreme risk category.
1. Multnomah (pop. 829,560) moderate
2. Washington (pop. 620,080) moderate
3. Clackamas (pop. 426,515) moderate
4. Lane (pop. 381,365) lower
5. Marion (pop. 349,120) high
6. Jackson (pop. 223,240) high
7. Deschutes (pop. 197,015) moderate
8. Linn (pop. 127,320) moderate
9. Douglas (pop. 112,530) high
10. Yamhill (pop. 108,605) lower
Sources: OHA, Oregon Secretary of State’s Office
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51/50/0.10
70/57/0.00
82/66/0.09
93/77/0.00
73/40/0.00
91/70/0.51
46/37/0.00
66/47/0.04
50/19/0.00
73/64/0.02
77/57/0.00
91/75/0.00
41/23/0.03
84/73/0.00
52/46/0.05
52/46/0.14
52/37/0.00
73/60/0.00
69/63/0.06
46/42/0.11
82/65/0.06
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77/66/0.00
68/50/0.00
54/37/0.00
66/32/0.00
91/81/0.00
55/43/pc
49/40/pc
75/59/s
73/54/pc
96/81/pc
72/56/s
62/54/pc
56/39/pc
65/49/sh
53/30/pc
71/66/t
74/55/s
69/53/s
35/24/c
86/79/pc
55/38/r
53/42/c
62/39/pc
74/60/t
77/69/s
43/34/c
53/48/pc
63/53/r
76/68/c
65/50/pc
56/48/pc
69/40/pc
96/79/pc
Mecca
Mexico City
Montreal
Moscow
Nairobi
Nassau
New Delhi
Osaka
Oslo
Ottawa
Paris
Rio de Janeiro
Rome
Santiago
Sao Paulo
Sapporo
Seoul
Shanghai
Singapore
Stockholm
Sydney
Taipei City
Tel Aviv
Tokyo
Toronto
Vancouver
Vienna
Warsaw
99/67/s
81/53/s
64/48/pc
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84/57/s
84/72/s
87/62/pc
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58/41/pc
87/75/pc
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70/46/s
84/66/t
52/36/c
62/40/pc
71/49/pc
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50/39/pc
Missteps could mar
long-term credibility
of AstraZeneca shot
BY MARIA CHENG
The Associated Press
AstraZeneca’s repeated mis-
steps in reporting vaccine data
coupled with a blood clot scare
could do lasting damage to the
credibility of a shot that is the
linchpin in the global strategy
to stop the coronavirus pan-
demic, potentially even un-
dermining vaccine confidence
more broadly, experts say.
The latest stumble for the
vaccine came Tuesday, when
American officials issued an
unusual statement expressing
concern that AstraZeneca had
included “outdated informa-
tion” when it reported encour-
Streets
Continued from A1
Overall, the city is pre-
paring to spend about $2.8
million for street preserva-
tion work to improve about
74.5 miles of travel lanes, an
amount that is more than
the actual length of roadway
because it includes multiple
lanes, turn lanes and bike
lanes. Bend has a total of 850
travel lanes.
Residents can find a map
of streets getting repaired
on the city’s website, www.
bendoregon.gov/govern-
ment/departments/streets/
street-operations/street-pres-
ervation-program
David Abbas, Bend streets
and operations director, said
the city tries to focus on pre-
ventative work rather than
having to fully reconstruct
damaged roads, which is far
more expensive.
Part of the preventative
work this year will be using
a new pavement made from
recycled scrap tire material,
Abbas said.
Using the recycled tire ma-
terial is a first for the city of
Bend.
In June, crews will treat
aging results from a U.S. trial a
day earlier. That may have pro-
vided “an incomplete view of
the efficacy data,” according to
the statement.
AstraZeneca responded that
the results, which showed its
shot was about 79% effective,
included information through
Feb. 17 but appeared to be con-
sistent with more up-to-date
data. It promised an update
within 48 hours.
An independent panel that
oversees the study scolded the
company in a letter Monday
for cherry-picking data, ac-
cording to a senior administra-
tion official.
about 14 miles of travel lanes
west of Pilot Butte with the
rubberized material, which
came from about 3,600 re-
cycled tires, Abbas said. The
city will then expand the
treatment to other streets as
needed.
“We are going to try it as a
tool in the tool box for Bend
and try it on some residential
roads,” Abbas said. “We feel
like it could be a good tool.”
Other cities across the
country, including Madras,
have used the recycled tire
material on roads, Abbas
said. The city has a contrac-
tor that provides the recycled
rubber.
“The use of recycling rub-
ber from tires for secondary
purposes in the paving in-
dustry is something that has
been going on for a number
of years,” Abbas said.
The recycled rubber
makes up about 20% of the
pavement and makes the
material more flexible and
resilient, Abbas said.
“Overall, I was looking for
those new cost-effective tools
to help maintain a road,” Ab-
bas said.
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Reporter: 541-617-7820,
kspurr@bendbulletin.com