House Bill 2421, sponsored by Reps. Raquel Moore-Green and Andrea Salinas, would establish a Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force responsible for developing an education and prevention campaign.
Mar 6, 2021
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A critical care nurse at OHSU gets a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Already disproportionately affected by the virus, Black and Brown communities have thus far been receiving vaccines at much lower rates than their white counterparts.
Feb 22, 2021
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Oregon Health & Science University is vaccinating people at PDX airport.
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Oregon needs to respond to new information about variants as most other states have, by adjusting the current priority to begin vaccinations for 65+ immediately.
The “haves” continue to champion simplistic answers to complex problems that only continue to widen the chasm and leave the “have-nots” behind with hard truths and limited hope.
The recent COVID-19 debates about masks, social distancing, limiting gatherings reminds me of the massive disinformation campaign funded by the tobacco industry.
Recent recessions have left indelible fragility, and now the COVID-19 emergency and looming budget impacts are siphoning more funding from behavioral health.