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Covid vaccine appointments open for April 1 clinic in Woodburn

Syringes of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

People eligible to get a Covid vaccine can do so from the comfort of their car in Woodburn Thursday.

Woodburn Ambulance, the Interface Network and the Marion County Health Department are offering shots at Centennial Park, 900 Parr Road NE, on April 1. Appointment times are available from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The clinic will use the Moderna vaccine.

Farm, agricultural and food processing workers, wildland firefighters, homeless people and adults 45 and older with underlying health conditions are currently eligible for a shot statewide. Anyone 65 and older is also eligible, as are K-12 educators and health care workers. A complete list of those eligible is available from the Oregon Health Authority.

No identification or insurance are required to receive a vaccine, and anyone eligible to get a shot is welcome regardless of immigration status.

To sign up, visit the online sign-up page and use access code 2021.

-Rachel Alexander