St. Charles, Deschutes County moving vaccination clinics to fairgrounds
Residents will be able to sign up for info, vaccinations online
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Starting next week, St. Charles Health System and Deschutes County plan to begin hosting vaccination clinics at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.
Initially, the clinics will be available to individuals in the phase 1a group by appointment only, expanding to other high-priority groups, including educators, child care providers and seniors, in tandem with the state as outlined Friday by Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority.
“We are preparing to move vaccine clinics to the fairgrounds so that we can safely vaccinate more people faster,” said Dr. Jeff Absalon, chief physician executive for St. Charles. “We are going to be ready to deploy vaccine to our community. But we also acknowledge the vaccine is in very short supply. We are striving to get as many doses here as possible.”
Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested. Participants are asked to wear a mask and register online at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/Redmond OR 4369.html. Staff will be onsite to register those who are unable to preregister. Individuals will receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and test results will be available in two to three days. "We are grateful to be able to provide an opportunity for our community to easily access free COVID-19 testing," said Deschutes County Public Health Director Nahad Sadr-Azodi. "This event will also allow our teams to prepare for future vaccine clinics at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center."
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Deschutes County offering free COVID-19 testing event Wednesday at Fairgrounds
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No symptoms or ID required; online registration requested
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with the Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center.
This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested. Participants are asked to wear a mask and register online at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/Redmond OR 4369.html.
Staff will be onsite to register those who are unable to preregister. Individuals will receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and test results will be available in two to three days.
Deschutes County elected officials to be sworn in on Monday
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Elected Deschutes County officials will be sworn into office at 8:30 a.m. on Monday at the First Interstate Bank Center at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.
Three elected officeholders are scheduled to attend the ceremony and take the oath of office, which will be administered by the Honorable Wells Ashby, Presiding Judge for the Deschutes County Circuit Court.
Those scheduled to be formally sworn in are:
• County Commissioner Phil Chang
• County Treasurer Greg Munn
Capacity at the ceremony will be limited. Face coverings will be required and attendees will need to follow physical distancing guidelines. The governor’s executive orders exclude the courts, which are operating under COVID restrictions established by the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.