Appointments to receive the first doses for Umatilla County residents age 80 and over were snapped up quickly on Monday, Feb. 8.
Umatilla County Public Health announced on Friday, Feb. 5 it was scheduled to receive 400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to begin vaccinating elderly residents next week as Oregonians over the age of 80 become eligible starting Sunday, Feb. 7. People could call for an appointment starting at 8 a.m. on Feb. 8 and by 10:30 a.m. that day the health department had already posted on its Facebook page that all appointments for the week had been filled.
According to Joe Fiumara, the countyâs public health director, 100 doses were slated for Mirasol Family Health Center in Hermiston, 100 for Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, 100 for the county health department in Pendleton, and 100 to be distributed at the Milton-Freewater Community Building.
PENDLETON — Umatilla County is scheduled to receive 400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to begin vaccinating elderly residents next week as Oregonians over the age of 80 become eligible