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A2 The BulleTin • Friday, January 28, 2022 The Bulletin LOCAL, STATE & REGION how to reach us CIRCULATION didn’t receive your paper? Start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 COVID-19 data for Thursday Jan. 27 Deschutes County cases: 40,430 (454 new cases) Deschutes County deaths: 231 (zero new deaths) PHONE HOURS Crook County cases: 5,145 (106 new cases) 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday Crook County deaths: 62 (zero new deaths) Jefferson County cases: 6,348 (88 new cases) The Bulletin had been tracking the seven-day average case Jefferson County deaths: 71 (zero new deaths) count based on state data since local cases were first reported, Oregon cases: 613,221 (7,871 new cases) until the state stopped providing county-level data for Oregon deaths: 6,067 (19 new deaths) weekends or holidays. 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Box 6020 Bend, Or 97708 B ADMINISTRATION Publisher heidi Wright ..............................541-383-0341 Editor Gerry O’Brien .............................541-633-2166 ‘Super immunity’ more widely possible FEDOR ZARKHIN The Oregonian Getting a COVID-19 in- fection before or after the COVID-19 vaccine can create “super immunity,” research- ers in Oregon found, comple- menting previous research that could point to an eventual path to co-existence with the virus. “These results, together with our previous work, point to a time when SARS-CoV-2 may become a mostly mild endemic infection like a seasonal respi- ratory tract infection, instead of a worldwide pandemic,” one of the Oregon Health & Sci- ence University study’s co-au- thors, Marcel Curlin, said in a statement. More immediately, the re- search indicates people who have had COVID-19 should get vaccinated, senior co-au- thor Fikadu Tafesse said. “The combination is the best,” Tafesse said in an inter- view. The OHSU research team previously found that the blood of those who had an ryan Brennecke/TheBulletin Sam Hester, a family practice medical assistant supervisor with Mosaic Medical, administers the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine into the arm of Julie Stamper, the kitchen coordinator at Family Kitchen, during a vacci- nation clinic Feb. 19 at Bethlehem Inn in Bend. infection after being vacci- nated — called a breakthrough infection — produced a dra- matic antibody response when exposed to the virus, as com- pared to blood from people who were vaccinated but didn’t get sick. Now, the research shows that getting a shot after recover- ing from COVID-19 provides similarly strong protections, dubbed “super immunity.” In both cases, antibodies in the blood were found to be 10 times or more as potent as the antibodies in people who have been vaccinated but never had the disease, the researchers found. People with this “super im- munity” should be better pro- tected from both infection and severe illness, the researchers said. Tafesse was cautious about how the public should inter- pret the results, warning that it is not worth intentionally getting a COVID-19 infection, especially with the risk of long- term consequences. “Trust me,” Tafesse said. “I get that question almost every day.” But the question could be moot because the omicron variant is so incredibly trans- missible that health officials have said they believe most Or- egonians will come in contact with it. The “end game” could be that a combination of vaccina- tions, booster shots and infec- tion-derived immunity make infections from the virus less and less severe, Tafesse said. 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Call to ask about deadlines, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Phone ..........................................541-385-5809 Fax .................................................541-598-3150 email .......................obits@bendbulletin.com Oregon reopens applications for rent assistance JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN The Oregonian Oregon’s housing depart- ment resumed taking applica- tions for emergency rental as- sistance on Wednesday after an eight-week hiatus. The state agency stopped distributing aid to renters in December, saying it had used up or allocated its $289 million in federal rental funds. Delia Hernández, a spokes- person for the Oregon Hous- ing and Community Services department, said the state has an estimated $43 million to $60 million to distribute to Delia Hernández, a spokesperson for the Oregon Housing and Community Services department, said the state would prioritize applicants with the greatest need— larger households, farther behind on rent payments, impacted by the 2020 wildfires or living in an area with a high number of low-income voters. renters who submit new appli- cations for the Oregon Emer- gency Rental Assistance Pro- gram on or after Wednesday. The Oregon Legislature set aside the funds during its De- cember special session held to address evictions. Hernández said the state would prioritize applicants with the greatest need— larger households, farther behind on rent payments, impacted by the 2020 wildfires or living in an area with a high number of low-income voters. The state agency has sent more than $240 million in rental assistance to about 35,000 households since June, when an early pandemic mor- atorium on evictions expired. They’ve received about 30,000 that they haven’t processed. In June, the Legislature passed a “safe harbor” bill, which gave 60 days of eviction protections to those who had applied for rental assistance but had not yet gotten aid. The Legislature discarded that rule during the special session, giv- ing renters protections until their applications were pro- cessed. But while the state distrib- uted more aid in that short pe- riod of time than it did in pre- vious full years, it also lagged in sending funds to people who had applied, and some renters said they were left waiting for weeks with pending requests or without a status update on their applications. Many were waiting past the deadline when their protections expired. Those who need assistance can apply on the state’s rental assistance portal. Lewis & Clark College announces 1st woman, Black president associated Press PORTLAND — Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan will be the first woman and first Black person to become president of Lewis & Clark College in the school’s 155-year history. She will step into the role in July after president Wim Wiewel re- tires, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Holmes-Sullivan is currently vice president for student life and dean of students at Lewis & Clark, which is a private liberal arts col- lege in Portland. “It’s obviously something that is going to be, and is, very mean- ingful to me and to our school and also to the young people who will be looking at me as someone who they can feel inspired by,” Holmes-Sullivan said. “They can realize that they can dream big.” Prior to Lewis & Clark, Holmes-Sullivan worked for the University of California system as vice president of student affairs. Before that, she spent almost three decades at the University of Ore- gon. She started at the University of Oregon as a clinical coordinator in the university’s counseling cen- ter and eventually became the vice president of student life. The Lewis & Clark board of trustees selected Holmes-Sullivan as president following a nationwide search that attracted over 100 ap- plicants, according to the college. “In these tumultuous times, es- pecially in regard to student issues, I can’t think of a more level-headed and experienced leader than Robin,” Wiewel said. nina Johnson/lewis & Clark College Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan has been named the new president of Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Get great service & great rates. OTHER SERVICES Back issues ................................541-385-5800 Photo reprints .........................541-383-0366 Apply for a job ........................541-383-0340 all Bulletin payments are accepted at the drop box at City hall or at The Bulletin, P.O. Box 6020, Bend, Or 97708. 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