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
More than 1,300 older and more vulnerable inmates have already been vaccinated. Author: Mike Benner Updated: 11:26 PM PST February 3, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Excited only begins to describe how Nellie Love is feeling. Her fiance, an inmate at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, is eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19 immediately. I m super excited about it, she said.
More than 1,300 older and more vulnerable inmates have already been vaccinated. I m happy and I think it s a step in the right direction, said Heather Bernhardt.
Bernhardt s fiance, also incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution, is one of nearly 3,400 inmates across Oregon to test positive for the virus.
The past few months have highlighted the strange relationship between Umatilla County and the Oregon Department of Corrections.
Specifically, the relationship between the 80,000 people living outside the walls of our two prisons and the 3,200 men who live inside Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla and Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton.
Like most people who live in Umatilla County, I have friends and acquaintances who work or have worked at the prisons. And, like most people, I donât personally know any of the men currently behind bars.
What I do know about life inside the prisons is second hand. From the perspective of employees and family members. From tours and information provided by administration. From
We ll update this story throughout the day with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Oregon has 14th day with fewer than 1,000 new cases
Oregon had its 14th day with fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the state Saturday when 707 new cases were reported, along with 19 new deaths, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
The state’s most recent day with more than 1,000 new cases announced was Jan. 16, when 1,173 new cases were announced.
The record for the most new cases in a day in Oregon was 2,176 on Dec. 4.
The state has had 142,416 total cases since the start of the pandemic.