News in Depth Special: Impact of Coronavirus Part 2

The KBOO Evening News is off this evening, and instead, we present to you: a look back at some of our favorite News in Depth pieces. Tonight, we will be reflecting on the disparate ways that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted our communities. 

First, we hear about the effect COVID-19 has had on the overdose crisis in Oregon. Then, we hear what mass vaccine production could mean for vulnerable shark populations

Thank you to Michele Coppola for helping with this reporting, and thank you to everyone who helped with our volunteer-produced newscast this year. 

Find the full versions of these stories: 

COVID-19 distancing aggravates overdose crisis, but also exposes common-sense ways to improve treatment access

Making the COVID-19 vaccine could mean the death of half a million sharks, but conservationists say there's another way

Produced by Althea Billings