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Danzuka
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A drum circle and sing-
ers also performed to honor
Danzuka and the holiday rec-
ognized by the school district
and a growing number of gov-
ernments across the country.
Green said Danzuka was
nominated by her board, and
highlighted the countless
hours Danzuka spent plan-
ning school district events and
bridging the diverse commu-
nities within the school dis-
trict.
“The work you have done is
amazing,” he said.
Danzuka was tearful by the
surprise celebration.
“It’s an endless job, and it’s
been an honor to to serve the
communities that we live in,”
she said. “When people ask me
why I want to do this work,
lots of time I don’t have an an-
swer, but in the end the answer
always ends up being because
it’s what’s best for kids. And
at the end of the day, that’s
what every parent wants, ev-
Jefferson county school district
A drum circle and singers from Warm Springs perform to honor Laurie Danzuka and Indigenous People’s Day
on Monday.
ery grandparent wants, every
teacher wants.”
Danzuka also recognized
Jeff Sanders, a former Jeffer-
son County School Board
member, who encouraged
her to step up when he was
ready to step down from the
board. The position has tradi-
tionally been held by a tribal
member. Sanders, a member
of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, also served on
the state and national school
boards. He also recognized
Next on FDA’s agenda are booster
shots of Moderna, J&J vaccines
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AND
MATTHEW PERRONE
associated Press
WASHINGTON — With
many Americans who got
Pfizer vaccinations already
rolling up their sleeves for a
booster shot, millions of oth-
ers who received the Moderna
or Johnson & Johnson vaccine
wait anxiously to learn when
it’s their turn.
Federal regulators begin
tackling that question this
week.
On Thursday and Friday,
the Food and Drug Admin-
istration convenes its inde-
pendent advisers for the first
stage in the process of deciding
whether extra doses of the two
vaccines should be dispensed
and, if so, who should get them
and when. The final go-ahead
is not expected for at least an-
other week.
After the FDA advisers give
their recommendation, the
agency itself will make a deci-
sion on whether to authorize
boosters. Then next week, a
panel convened by the Centers
for Disease Control and Pre-
vention will offer more specif-
ics on who should get them. Its
decision is subject to approval
by the CDC director.
The process is meant to bol-
ster public confidence in the
vaccines.
When the FDA’s panel meets
to review the Moderna and
J&J vaccines, experts will dis-
cuss whether a third Moderna
shot should contain just half
the original dose and what’s the
best timing for a second shot of
the single-dose J&J vaccine.
The panel will also look into
the safety and effectiveness of
mixing-and-matching different
brands of vaccine, something
regulators have not endorsed
so far.
An estimated 103 million
Americans are fully vaccinated
with Pfizer’s formula, 69 mil-
lion with Moderna’s and 15
million with J&J’s, according to
the CDC. Regulators took up
the question of Pfizer boost-
ers first because the company
submitted its data ahead of the
other vaccine makers.
The FDA meetings come as
U.S. vaccinations have climbed
back above 1 million per day
on average, an increase of more
than 50% over the past two
weeks.
In a new review of Moder-
na’s data, the FDA did not in-
dicate Tuesday if it was leaning
toward clearing the company’s
booster. It said vaccines used
in the U.S. still provide protec-
tion, and it raised questions
about some of Moderna’s data.
The two initial Moderna
shots contain 100 micrograms
of vaccine each. But the drug-
maker says 50 micrograms
ought to be enough for a
booster for healthy people.
A company study of 344
people gave them a 50-micro-
gram shot six months after
their second dose, and levels
of virus-fighting antibodies
jumped. Moderna said the
booster even triggered a 42-
fold rise in antibodies able to
target the extra-contagious
delta variant.
Side effects were similar to
the fevers and aches that Mod-
erna recipients commonly ex-
perience after their second reg-
ular shot, the company said.
As for people who got the
J&J vaccine, the company sub-
mitted data to the FDA for dif-
ferent options: a booster shot at
two months or at six months.
The company said in its FDA
submission that a six-month
booster is recommended but
that a second dose could be
given at two months in some
situations.
OBITUARY
Arthur Kelly
Conrad Jr. MD
October 18, 1951
- February 15, 2021
The Conrad family has
made a change and will
hold a small, private, family
memorial service for Kelly.
We would like to express our deepest grati tude
for all the kind words, support and condolences
from our loving families, dearest friends and kind
neighbors. We are thankful to be a part of this
amazing community.
Warmest regards,
The Conrad Family
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J&J released data in Sep-
tember showing that a booster
given at two months provided
94% protection against mod-
erate-to-severe infection. The
company has not disclosed
patient data on a six-month
booster, but early measures of
virus-fighting antibodies sug-
gest even higher protection.
Even without a booster, J&J
says, its vaccine remains about
80% effective at preventing
COVID-19 hospitalizations in
the U.S.
Scientists emphasize that
all three vaccines used in the
U.S. still offer strong protec-
tion against severe disease
and death from COVID-19.
The issue is how quickly, and
how much, protection against
milder infection may wane.
Danzuka and the rest of the
board on Monday night.
School district staff, board
members and others in the
public recognized her for
her work in the schools and
throughout the community.
Danzuka, 50, was first
elected to the school board in
2009, and she was reelected to
her fourth term in May. She
works as the cannabis project
coordinator for Warm Springs
Economic Development Corp.
Her niece and nephew both
graduated from the school dis-
trict. She also has a niece who
is a freshman in high school
and a grandson who is in first
grade.
The school district credited
Danzuka for successfully in-
creasing the district’s gradu-
ation rates from some of the
lowest in the state when she
first joined to above the state
average.
“She accomplished this by
helping prioritize learning
strategies such as professional
learning communities and
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A plea hearing in King’s
case is scheduled for Nov.
16.
King has retained defense
attorney Kelly Monaghan, a
former prosecutor with the
Deschutes County District
Attorney’s Office.
“We are respectfully
declining to make any
statements at this time,”
Monaghan told The Bul-
letin. “Mr. King maintains
his innocence and we will
defend that position at
trial.”
Hummel has charged bias
crime 10 times since Ore-
gon’s hate crime law was ex-
panded by the state Legisla-
ture in 2018. The intent of
the update was to rebrand
the law and clarify the con-
duct that constitutes a hate
crime in Oregon.
The change has made
it easier to charge a hate
crime as a felony, accord-
Determination) AVID,” the
school district said. “She also
worked on expanding (Career
Technical Education) CTE
programs and pushed for stan-
dardized curriculum across all
schools to help students have
universal understanding of es-
sential standards.”
Danzuka played an instru-
mental role in helping the
district pass a bond measure
in 2012 that funded the con-
struction of the Warm Springs
K-8 Academy, Performing Arts
Center and the football sta-
dium at Madras High School.
She has worked with the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs to oversee the inclu-
sion of Native American lan-
guage classes in schools. Three
Native American languages
are taught in the school district
and work has also been done
with the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs to develop a
local-native history and culture
curriculum taught across the
district.
e
Reporter; 541-617-7854,
nbales@bendbulletin.com
ing to Hummel. Prior to
the change, if a suspect
acted alone, only a misde-
meanor hate crime could
be charged. Now, a felony
hate crime can be charged
when a suspect acts alone to
commit a crime that is mo-
tivated in part by a percep-
tion of the victim’s race, re-
ligion, sexual orientation or
other identity categories.
There are currently
seven open bias crime
cases in Deschutes County.
Two of those cases are sus-
pended pending mental
health review of the defen-
dants. In another, defendant
Jeremiah McBride, accused
of using a racial slur against
a delivery driver, remains
on the run from the law
with a warrant issued for
his arrest.
There are no adults
charged with bias crime in
Crook or Jefferson counties,
though there is a juvenile
charged with bias crime in
Crook County.