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Monday • April 5, 2021
New vaccine eligibility: Is it your turn?
COVID-19 Q&A
By aIMEE GREEn
The Oregonian
N
o later than Monday, Oregon
will give the green light to a
large swath of residents to get
their COVID-19 vaccinations.
State officials don’t know exactly
how many people are becoming eligi-
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than 80% of the population.
If you’re one of these newly eligible
people, here’s what’s helpful to know:
Who will be eligible Monday?
April 5 was supposed to be the first
day people in “Group 7” could start
getting vaccinated, but 23 counties
last week actually began inoculations
of the group because the counties had
enough vaccine to go around.
That leaves 13 counties — including
those in the Portland area — to start
vaccinating this newest wave Monday.
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ex-
panded the list of underlying condi-
tions that qualify a person to be a part
of this group.
The group now includes anyone 16
to 44 who has the following underlying
conditions: cancer, heart conditions,
type 1 or 2 diabetes, a substance abuse
disorder, kidney disease, sickle cell dis-
ease, HIV, a compromised immune
system, liver disease or a past stroke or
other condition affecting blood vessels
to the brain. People who are current or
past smokers also are eligible.
So are people who are overweight,
defined as having a body mass index
of 25 or higher. That’s most people.
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ble for inoculation. But the group of
newly eligible Oregonians comprises
anyone who works a frontline job or
is ages 16 to 44 with underlying con-
ditions — including being overweight
or having common health problems
such as hypertension and asthma.
By May 1, all healthy Oregonians
16 and older will get the official OK
to get their shots. That’ll amount to
about 3.4 million people, or more
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What to know about Jordan, a U.S. ally
that quashed an alleged coup attempt
By MIRIaM BERGER
The Washington Post
An alleged plot to unseat King Ab-
dullah II of Jordan unfolded over the
weekend, unsettling a close U.S. ally
in the Middle East.
Following what Jordan called a
“threat to the country’s stability,”
authorities said they had arrested
nearly 20 people and limited move-
ment of the former crown prince
Hamzeh bin Hussein.
The United States and Arab govern-
ments quickly sided with King Abdul-
lah II, reflecting the country’s strategic
importance in a turbulent region.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jor-
dan has been spared much of the
political upheaval that’s rocked other
capitals in the Middle East over the
past decade.
But it has seen pro-democracy
protest movements, been econom-
ically hurt by the coronavirus pan-
demic, and struggled to host more
than 1 million refugees displaced by
the war in neighboring Syria.
Here’s what you need to know
about Jordan.
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Jordanian princes
Hashem bin
Hussein, left,
and Hamzeh
bin Hussein
— brothers of
King abdullah
II — attend
the opening of
parliament in
amman, the
capital, in 2006.
Prince Hamzeh has
been placed under
house arrest.
Mohammad Abu Ghosh/
AP file