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Thousands of vulnerable adults in the 1A group are still waiting on the COVID vaccine.

Adult care homes are in the state’s 1A group to be vaccinated, but more than 1,200 facilities don’t know when the vaccine will arrive for residents.

Lauren and Patricia Ridgely have been trying to get 94-year-old Laura Bradley a COVID vaccine and getting nowhere.

3 things you need to know this Friday Oregon seniors in assisted living facilities waiting for COVID-19 vaccine; human waste being dumped on Oregon roads; the state of Portland's restaurant industry Author: KGW Staff Updated: 8:09 AM PST February 5, 2021 'They've been overlooked and forgotten': Thousands of Oregon seniors in assisted living facilities still waiting for vaccines after incorrect claim by Gov. Brown Seniors in congregate living facilities are in the state's 1A category to get the vaccine first. They have been eligible for vaccines since December, ...

Senior care deaths soar as Oregon readies for a tough winter Updated Dec 16, 2020; More Oregonians in senior care homes died with COVID-19 in November than any month of the pandemic, with the potential for higher fatality counts this winter until the state completes targeted vaccinations. Residents in congregate care have been the most vulnerable to the lethal effects of coronavirus, accounting for just over half of the state’s associated deaths, which now stand at 1,214. In November alone, nearly 120 people in senior care and retirement homes died. State regulators are now under growing p...