Tag COVID VACCINATION
AROUND OREGON: Six stranded motorists win Covid vaccine jackpot while stuck in snowstorm near Cave Junction
Stranded motorists receive a Covid vaccine from Josephine County Public Health workers on Highway 199 outside of Cave Junction on Jan. 26 (Courtesy/Josephine County Public Health) One woman was so overcome with joy at the chance to get the coronavirus vaccine that her hands shook…
Salem Health ready to offer second doses of Covid vaccine when Salem fairgrounds clinic reopens
Salem Health began a Covid vaccine clinic at the state fairgrounds on Jan. 7 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Despite scarce Covid vaccine supplies in Oregon and around the U.S., Salem Health and the Oregon Health Authority say they’ll have enough doses to vaccinate the thousands of…
Most Oregon seniors will be eligible for Covid vaccine in February, but hospitals raise concerns about supply
Salem Health began a Covid vaccine clinic at the state fairgrounds on Jan. 7 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Update: This article was corrected on Jan. 22 at 5:50 p.m. after the Oregon Health Authority said a slide showen during its Friday news conference had incorrect dates…
Teachers, school workers and child care providers in Marion County can now get Covid vaccines
Teacher Kara Buchheit talks with Kristen Gough and son James, an incoming kindergartner at Kalapuya Elementary School on Thursday, September 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Teachers, school bus drivers, child care providers and preschool workers in Marion County can now get a Covid vaccine at the…
With fewer Covid vaccines coming from feds, seniors now behind teachers in Oregon’s inoculation line
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) Teachers in Oregon will be able to get a Covid vaccine starting Jan. 25, but seniors will have to wait at least three weeks after…
Confusion over Covid vaccine eligibility as some in Salem report getting shots outside state guidelines
Salem Health began a Covid vaccine clinic at the state fairgrounds on Jan. 7 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Update: This article was updated to reflect the new vaccination timeline Gov. Kate Brown announced Jan. 15. Kerry Burtis was skeptical when a friend told him anyone could…
Oregonians 65 and older, teachers and child care providers will be eligible for Covid vaccine starting Jan. 23
Salem Health began a Covid vaccine clinic at the state fairgrounds on Jan. 7 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Seniors, teachers and other school and child care employees can receive a Covid vaccine in Oregon starting Jan. 23, Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday, weeks earlier than state…
Delayed vaccinations at Dallas Retirement Village highlight challenges in Oregon’s effort to protect vulnerable from Covid
Grant Thorsett in 2011 (Courtesy/Steve Thorsett) Grant Thorsett should have been near the front of the line to receive a Covid vaccine in Oregon. Instead, he and some other residents of the Dallas Retirement Village’s Health Center were told they were ineligible because they’d recently been exposed…
Salem Health cancels Jan. 11 Covid vaccine clinic, plans to resume Jan. 12
Salem Health began a Covid vaccine clinic at the state fairgrounds on Jan. 7 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) After vaccinating more than 8,000 people in four days, Salem Health is canceling its Monday Covid vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds due to low vaccine supply.…