Nearly twice as many women as men get COVID vaccinations in Oregon

Oregon does a better job of vaccinating its population than California or Washington, according to national data compiled by Bloomberg News, and it’s doing better than the average state, too. According to the figures, Oregon vaccinated a higher percentage of its population than both neighboring states and used a higher percentage of the vaccines.

The improvement comes at a time when the state in the state is repeatedly in a deteriorating trend, which according to the Oregon Health Authority in a January 29 letter is expected to proceed with caution as Oregon residents continue social distance. take and wear masks.

“As of January 13, our reproduction rate nationwide was 0.81,” the agency said. “This means that each case of COVID-19 is spread to less than one other person.

“According to the latest forecast, if we continue with our current way of wearing masks, keeping physical distance and limiting our gathering complex, the daily incidence of COVID-19 will decrease to an average of 420 per day, and COVID-19 related hospitalizations will decrease by 13 per day. “(On Saturday, OHA announced 707 new cases and 19 new deaths.)