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Rachel Monahan
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Rachel Monahan is a reporter at Willamette Week in Portland, Ore. She cover the statehouse and housing for the paper. She previously worked at the New York Daily News.
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As elsewhere, the story has become about the one-on-one, labor-intensive work required to reach those who may be reluctant to get vaccinated.
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These groups, and others, will need to drop their opposition to vaccination for the shots to work statewide.
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"Getting a vaccine is always an expression of brotherly love."
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Dr. Thomas’ “continued practice of medicine would pose an immediate danger to the public and to his patients," the Oregon Medical Board said.
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“There are many Oregonians who believe strongly enough in medical freedom that the vaccine issue makes them single-issue voters.”
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Even as hopes for ending the COVID-19 pandemic hinge on a vaccine, Oregon saw a "sharp reduction" in the number of other vaccines administered to children and adults, according to an official tally by the state.
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Mimi Luther Dreads the Prospect of Flu Season Mixed With a Pandemic. She Begs You to Get a Flu Shot.
How Oregon can avoid the “super-duper trifecta of misery.”
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The state's movement has become more worthy of scrutiny as the nation awaits a vaccine as the endgame to the global coronavirus pandemic.