After it was postponed in 2020, Niki Marienburg’s family reunion had all the markings of being something special. “We were excited to be together,” said Marienburg, who lives in Portland. She and 28 other family members from around the country stayed in Sunriver for 10 days in late June. Most of the family members were fully vaccinated and Marienburg said no one wore masks.

Two days after the reunion ended, Marienburg said a cousin texted family members that she felt sick before testing positive for COVID-19.

“It sort of snowballed and we got text messages from other people in the family who actually tested positive,” said Marienburg. “It was like one of those stories you hear on the news — like, it just seemed not real. It didn't seem true.”

In all, Marienburg said 21 family members either tested positive for COVID or showed symptoms of the virus. Thirteen of those family members were fully vaccinated, meaning, they had what doctors call breakthrough cases.

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