3 big things that went wrong with Oregon’s COVID vaccine rollout – and 2 things getting better

Gov. Brown visits Salem vaccination center

Gov. Kate Brown answers questions during a visit to the Marion County and Salem Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon.

Oregon, like the rest of the United States, started slowly in its campaign to get highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccines into arms, at one point sitting 41st in the nation for its backlog despite having months to plan.

So, what went wrong in Oregon? And what’s getting better?

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