Oregon
Updated COVID-19 booster shots now approved for Oregon children ages 5-11, OHA says – KTVZ
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kids ages 5-11 in Oregon at the moment are eligible for the brand new up to date bivalent booster, Oregon Well being Authority introduced Thursday.
OHA additionally gave a abstract of the newest COVID-19 knowledge and tendencies and the standing of the continuing response to monkeypox (hMPXV) in Oregon.
“Yesterday, the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) expanded Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of COVID-19 vaccine boosters for kids 5-11,” mentioned Dean Sidelinger, M.D. M.S.Ed., well being officer and state epidemiologist at OHA. “The Western States Scientific Security Assessment Workgroup met final evening and affirmed the brand new eligibility suggestions.”
The workgroup famous that “the advantages of bivalent booster doses that extra intently match presently circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants will maintain safety in opposition to COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths in younger kids and considerably outweigh any potential dangers.”
The expanded EUA of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Trendy bivalent boosters for youthful ages, and the state and federal suggestions for his or her use, imply an estimated 343,000 extra folks in Oregon, between ages 5-11, at the moment are eligible to obtain a booster dose at the very least two months after ending a major collection or prior monovalent booster dose.
The up to date COVID-19 boosters add the genetic recipe for the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 spike protein parts to the unique vaccines, providing up to date safety that has waned within the normal inhabitants and concentrating on the extremely transmissible omicron variants which have develop into the predominant strains in Oregon and america.
Greater than 259,000 bivalent boosters have been administered statewide by OHA clinics, Tribal and public well being companions, pharmacies and well being care suppliers, Sidelinger mentioned. Knowledge from the state’s vaccine registry present that 6.1% of all folks in Oregon have obtained the brand new bivalent booster in comparison with 3.5% nationwide.
“Up to date boosters, now accessible for everybody in Oregon 5 years and older, are our greatest safety as we transfer into the autumn and winter, as respiratory viruses like COVID-19 sometimes unfold at increased charges,” he mentioned. “Including a flu shot to your appointment along with your physician or pharmacist will even assist defend as we transfer into the autumn.”
Sidelinger additionally highlighted progress to manage the unfold of monkeypox (hMPXV) in Oregon.
“As we glance to a brighter future in our COVID-19 response — with folks in Oregon persevering with to get the bivalent boosters and the provision of boosters for kids 11 and youthful — we’re feeling equally optimistic about monkeypox,” he mentioned.
Sidelinger reported that as of Wednesday, there have been 230 presumptive and confirmed instances of monkeypox in Oregon, with instances in 9 counties: 11 in Clackamas, two in Columbia, one in Coos, one in Hood River, 22 in Lane, eight in Marion, 157 in Multnomah, one in Union and 27 in Washington.
“We nonetheless have an amazing quantity of labor to do to make sure that people from communities of coloration obtain vaccines at increased charges — as they, sadly, are extra impacted on this outbreak,” Sidelinger added.
OHA encourages everybody focused on receiving the brand new COVID-19 booster to examine with their supplier to see when the booster is offered, or examine the OHA COVID-19 weblog or the Get Vaccinated Oregon website for areas across the state.
A recording of Thursday’s media availability will be discovered right here. Sidelinger’s ready remarks are printed right here.
Another Oregon Ducks transfer has found a new home in the portal as the 2024 college football season comes closer to an end.
Per reports from On3’s Pete Nakos, the Arizona State Sun Devils have landed a commitment and ensuing signature from Oregon defensive lineman transfer My’Keil Gardner. He entered the portal on Thursday and will have four years of eligibility left.
Gardner posted one total tackle in three games last year as a freshman but did not record a statistic with the Ducks in 2024 after sitting the entire campaign due to an undisclosed injury.
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Originally a three-star recruit in the 2023 class out of Liberty High School in Peoria, AZ, Gardner received offers from programs like Texas, USC, Washington State, UCLA, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado State, Arizona State, Colorado, Iowa State, Nebraska and many more.
He took official visits to Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Cal and Oregon before committing to the Ducks on Aug. 3, 2022.
Gardner is now the seventh Oregon transfer to commit out of the portal since it opened last month. He joins safety Tyler Turner (Baylor), quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele (Cal), cornerback Khamari Terrell (Texas State), offensive tackle JacQawn McRoy (Arkansas), edge rushers Jaxson Jones (Utah), Emar’rion Winston (Baylor) and Jaeden Moore (Pitt) and receiver Ryan Pellum (undecided) as Oregon players that have entered the portal this offseason.
Despite the departures, the Ducks have also made some portal additions in running back Makhi Hughes (Tulane), receiver Malik Benson (Florida State), offensive tackle Isaiah World (Nevada), defensive lineman Bear Alexander (USC), cornerback Theran Johnson (Northwestern), safety Dillon Thieneman (Purdue), offensive lineman Alex Harkey (Texas State) and tight end Jamari Johnson (Louisville).
Gardner will now head to Tempe, where the Sun Devils are coming off one of the best seasons in program history. Under head coach Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State finished the year with an 11-3 record that was highlighted by winning a Big 12 Championship and earning a berth in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. However, the Sun Devils’ season ended in heartbreak with a 39-31 double-overtime loss to the Texas Longhorns in the CFP quarterfinals at the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning talked about the talent out of the state of Arizona before the Ducks played in last year’s Fiesta Bowl, a game Gardner saw action in. Now, he’s headed back to his home state.
“There’s great football here in Arizona and I think it’s only getting better. There are certainly some great players who play here in Arizona. We want to be able to come to the state of Arizona and get the best players consistently. Having games like this gives us that opportunity,” Lanning said.
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State economists expect Oregon will add 170,000 jobs over the next several years, bolstered by strong growth in the construction and health care industries.
The pace of job growth is slowing, though, as the state’s population ages, the post-pandemic labor boom recedes and as migration into Oregon settles into a slower pace. The Oregon Employment Department’s latest forecast anticipates just 8% more jobs during the coming decade, down from prior 10-year forecasts that predicted employment would grow by as much as 13%.
No. 9 Oregon State put on a show in its first 2025 home gymnastics meet Saturday, scoring 196.40 points to easily beat Brigham Young at Gill Coliseum.
Senior Jade Carey, performing in a home meet for the first time since winning two Olympic gold medals last summer, scored 39.725 in all-around. Carey had scores of 9.95 on bars and floor, 9.925 on beam and 9.90 on vault.
Carey had the highest score in each event on either team. The best scores by a Beaver gymnast aside from Carey were 9.85s by Natalie Briones (bars), Sage Thompson (bars), Lauren Letzsch (beam), Savannah Miller (floor) and Sophia Esposito (floor and beam).
Brigham Young scored 194.2 points. Kylie Eaquinto led the way with an all-around score of 39.050.
— Nick Daschel covers the Oregon State Beavers. Reach him at 360-607-4824 or @nickdaschel. Listen to the Beaver Banter podcast or subscribe to the Beavers Roundup newsletter.
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