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Vaccination setback
WHITEWATER FUN
Oregon’s
shipment
of J&J doses
cut by 88%
Single shot is popular with the public
By aIMEE GREEn
The Oregonian
Problems in producing Johnson & Johnson’s one-
dose coronavirus vaccine will result in an 88% re-
duction in the amount sent to Oregon this week,
similar to the blow dealt to all 49 other states.
Oregon last week received a record 61,400 doses,
but this week the federal government will ship only
7,300 doses, according to figures provided by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The
outlook is even worse as April proceeds, with Or-
egon’s top state public health official expecting just
2,000 doses next week.
Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Al-
len told state legislators the shortages of Johnson &
Johnson’s vaccine could exacerbate struggles in ru-
ral Oregon to get all people 16 and older vaccinated.
Allen said lagging inoculation rates in some rural
counties is due to people who’ve decided against
vaccination. But others, he said, are holding out un-
til the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is available.
Medical experts say the vaccine has proved to be
the go-to option among people who dislike nee-
dles or want to make only one trip to a vaccination
clinic, because it only requires one jab rather two
like with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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‘Why do we only
have 100 people
planning to come?’
Rural counties battle vaccine hesitancy
By andREW THEEn
The Oregonian
Nearly a month ago, Joseph P. Fiumara Jr. started
noticing a worrisome trend at COVID-19 vaccine
clinics run by his health department in Eastern Or-
egon: more and more appointments for first doses
went unclaimed.
Even as additional Umatilla County residents be-
came eligible, doses sat unused. In stark contrast to
the Portland area, where appointments can be gone
in a flash, even walk-in clinics hadn’t filled up.
The county kept accruing a surplus of doses.
Enough to start raising questions.
“Why do we only have 100 people planning to
come?” Fiumara wondered last week in advance
of a two-day clinic where 800 first doses would be
made available. It’s not an easy question to answer.
Chris Meinke, of Portland, paddles through the whitewater
section of a wave while practicing at the Bend Whitewater Park on
Saturday. Meinke said he and his girlfriend were taking advantage
of the Central oregon weather over the weekend to go camping,
climb at Smith Rock and brush up on their kayaking skills. Monday
is forecast to be sunny with a high of 57 degrees.
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
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TIMELINE OF A RIOT
New disclosures from Jan. 6: ‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded
ilar violence in what had the makings of a national
insurrection.
“We must establish order,” said Gen. Mark Milley,
WASHINGTON — From a secure room in the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a call with
Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and
Pentagon leaders.
vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence
But order would not be restored for
tried to assert control. In an urgent
hours.
phone call to the acting defense secre-
These new details about the deadly
tary, he issued a startling demand.
When the U.S. Capitol was riot are contained in a previously undis-
“Clear the Capitol,” Pence said.
declared secure Jan. 6,
closed document prepared by the Penta-
Elsewhere in the building, Senate
more than six hours after
gon for internal use that was obtained by
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and
the Capitol Police chief
The Associated Press and vetted by cur-
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were
called for help from the
rent and former government officials.
making a similarly dire appeal to mili-
National Guard.
The timeline adds another layer of
tary leaders, asking the Army to deploy
understanding about the state of fear
the National Guard.
and panic while the insurrection played out and lays
“We need help,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said more than
an hour after the Senate chamber had been breached. bare the inaction by then-President Donald Trump
and how that void contributed to a slowed response
At the Pentagon, officials were discussing media
reports that the mayhem was not confined to Wash- by the military and law enforcement.
ington and that other state capitals were facing sim-
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By LISa MaSCaRo, BEn FoX and LoLITa C. BaLdoR
Associated Press
Police stand
guard after
holding off
violent rioters
at a police
barrier outside
the U.S. Capitol
on Jan. 6. Law
enforcement
would not
restore order
for several
hours on the
day Congress
confirmed the
electoral votes
that gave the
presidency to
Joe Biden.
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