Deschutes County Solid Waste holding household hazardous waste disposal events
Deschutes County
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deschutes County’s Department of Solid Waste is hosting special one-day collection events in Sisters, La Pine and Redmond this summer where residents can drop off household hazardous waste for free.
At these events, residents can drop off household hazardous waste products such as lawn and gardening materials, photo and pool/spa chemicals, paint, cleaning solutions, motor oil and used batteries, fluorescent bulbs and tubes and small propane tanks (5-gallon BBQ size and smaller).
Business-generated hazardous waste, medical waste, explosives, fireworks, ammunition, drums/barrels, compressed gas cylinders will not be accepted.
Redmond Chamber Banquet Tickets Available
The Redmond Chamber of Commerce will recognize the work and accomplishments of people, businesses, volunteers and sponsors in the Redmond area at their annual event scheduled June 11 at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. As an annual meeting of members and stakeholders, it is also the Redmond Chamber’s opportunity to celebrate last year’s accomplishments while looking forward to the goals for 2021.
“This is our opportunity to thank our members and the community at large for an outstanding year,” said Eric Sande, Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB Executive Director. “The Redmond area is known for its wonderful citizens, and its entrepreneurial and innovative spirit. This event gives the Redmond Chamber a chance to recognize those who personify this spirit while encouraging others to take their products, businesses, customer service and leadership to the next level.”
Redmond mass vaccination clinic to offer more second-dose walk-in opportunities
Deschutes County Health Services
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Residents who have already received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose and need a second dose can continue to schedule second-dose vaccine appointments at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center through May 28.
The mass vaccination clinic will also be offering a variety of walk-in appointment times for second doses through the end of the month.
Saturday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to noon.
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As a reminder, Pfizer doses must be at least 21 days apart and Moderna doses must be at least 28 days apart. There will be no exceptions for doses to be given early.
SALEM â The Oregon Health Authority will deploy vaccination vans to hard-to-reach communities as a way to eliminate the disparities created between those with easy access to COVID-19 vaccines and those facing barriers.
This comes at a time when daily case counts of COVID-19 have more than doubled in just over a month, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, Oregon Health Authority state epidemiologist, said Friday at a press conference.
As of Friday, April 16, Oregon had 173,626 COVID-19 cases, Sidelinger said. On March 6 the seven-day average number of cases was 249, but now the daily average is 595 cases.
COVID-19 cases have increased more than 20% for each of the past three weeks, Sidelinger said. With such high case counts, more counties have shifted from lower risk levels to more restrictive levels. At the end of March, 28 counties were in the lower to moderate risk tiers. On Friday there were 22 counties listed as lower or moderate risk.
April 19 2021
Racial and rural disparities are the focus of a new state push to get doses in hard-to-reach places.
The Oregon Health Authority will deploy vaccination vans to hard-to-reach communities as a way to eliminate the disparities created between those with easy access to COVID-19 vaccines and those facing barriers.
This comes at a time when daily case counts of COVID-19 have more than doubled in just over a month, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, Oregon Health Authority state epidemiologist, said during a Friday, April 16, press conference.
As of Friday, Oregon had 173,626 COVID-19 cases, Sidelinger said. On March 6 the seven-day average number of cases was 249, but now the daily average is 595 cases.