Officials from the counties’ health departments and local hospitals met Thursday morning for a press conference, where they painted a dire picture of what
Curry Health Network welcomes orthopedic surgeon Dr Bruce Perry currypilot.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from currypilot.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
/
An unopened vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Deschutes County Public Health Department in Bend, Ore., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.
A senior in Brookings this week was not given a COVID-19 vaccine during her scheduled appointment because of a food allergy. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not list food allergies as a concern. The situation highlights the variation in vaccination protocols.
On Monday, March 1
st, Charlis Meador arrived at Curry Medical Center in Brookings for her scheduled COVID vaccination appointment. At 75-years-old and a retired operating room nurse, Meador was within Oregon’s vaccination eligibility.
Meador filled out her paperwork, noting that she is allergic to a type of melon related to cantaloupe. But she was surprised and upset when nurses said she couldn’t get vaccinated that day.
While some hospitals are still waiting on their first shipment, others began vaccinating employees Monday. Author: Devon Haskins Updated: 6:51 PM PST December 21, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. Three days after the FDA approved a second vaccine, shipments of the newest weapon against the coronavirus arrived in Oregon.
At Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport, the hospital received 700 doses, far fewer than the 3,200 than CEO Dr. Lesley Ogden says she was expecting for use at three of Samaritan Health Services hospitals. So we re just not sure why we re getting what we re getting and when we re getting it. Dr. Ogden said, It s a lovely problem to have, because we re happy to get a shipment of vaccines.