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Health workers continue to vaccinate thousands in Oregon and Washington but officials are concerned about weakening demand. Author: Tim Gordon Updated: 7:08 PM PDT May 4, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — In Oregon and Washington, it appears that the supply of vaccines is outpacing demand as more than a million people have received vaccines and thousands continue to be vaccinated each week.  The All4Oregon clinic at the Oregon Convention Center has been administering 8,000 doses a day or 40,000 a week, for several weeks running. But go to the All4Oregon website to book ...

Washington and Oregon consider incentives for COVID-19 vaccine Kellee Azar, KATU News Replay Video UP NEXT State and health officials have continued to stress the COVID-19 vaccine is our key to returning to 'normalcy' -- but could incentives be the way to get there?  For many, normalcy is enough to get a shot in the arm. Still, both Oregon and Washington are reporting declines or plateaus in those signing up to get vaccinated ever since everyone 16 and up became eligible. “It’s well known that we’ve had a slowdown in the demand for the vaccine. Now, this is very concer...

You can now directly book COVID-19 vaccine appointments at the Oregon Convention Center Updated May 03, 2021; Posted May 03, 2021 The COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Site at the Oregon Convention Center opened in its new, larger location today at noon. The All4Oregon site is located in the Exhibit Hall, which is more than twice as large as the former vaccination site in the Ballroom. This location also is more convenient. The Exhibit Hall is located next to the parking garage entrance – making it a shorter walk for people.Photo courtesy of Josh Andersen/OHSU Facebook Share Oregonians seeking CO...

Available COVID vaccine appointments snapped up fast in Portland Frustration abounds from those attempting to sign-up, along with calls to not add 65-year-olds to the mix on March 1. Author: Pat Dooris Updated: 3:53 PM PST February 25, 2021 PORTLAND, Oregon — With 230,000 seniors eligible for COVID-19 shots but still without their first vaccination, competition for the 3,400 doses made available Thursday morning proved intense. At the OHSU website for the drive-through clinic at Portland’s airport, 2,400 reservations were snapped up in just 10 minutes. At t...

“I would say that they did not test that very well,” said Randy Prakken. He is one of the frustrated seniors who thought he had an appointment on the site Monday, only to find later he did not. He's also in a unique position to know just how bad things are with the site. He holds multiple engineering degrees, including one from MIT, and before retirement he created websites designed to expand and handle surges in traffic. “A system properly designed these days--now this is my opinion it’s not everybody’s I’m sure--would involve having part of the system, or a backup to the system,...