Klamath County opens vaccine appointments to seniors 80 and older
Sky Lakes Medical Center and Klamath County Public Health said that they have received a limited number of vaccines to begin inoculating seniors next week.
Posted: Feb 2, 2021 4:50 PM
Updated: Feb 2, 2021 4:55 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. With shipments of coronavirus vaccine still trickling in, health officials in Klamath County say that they are beginning to schedule vaccinations for seniors 80 and older this weekend a few days before Oregon s official eligibility opens on February 8.
Klamath County Public Health said that it distributed doses to several clinics throughout the County on Tuesday morning, earmarked for people age 80 or older.
Photo courtesy Klamath Falls Gospel Mission
While local vaccine administrators say that they ve prioritized the groups outlined by Oregon s plan, there s an urgency to ensuring that doses are delivered to someone, eligible or not, instead of going to waste.
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 1:08 PM
Updated: Jan 29, 2021 1:20 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. When a vaccine clinic at the Klamath Falls Gospel Mission on Thursday produced more doses than eligible recipients, public health officials went down the street to make sure that the remaining doses were administered to other people whether they were eligible under Oregon s current criteria or not.
Klamath County Public Health has not been alone in this. With vaccine doses still in short supply and subject to expiration once produced, local vaccine administrators have prioritized getting doses into arms over following the letter of state guidance.
Nearly 400 KCSD employees receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Today, January 23, 2021, nearly 400 Klamath County School District employees received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Posted: Jan 23, 2021 7:03 PM
Posted By: Brett Taylor
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore On Saturday, January 23, 2021, nearly 400 employees within the Klamath County School District(KCSD) received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Those nearly 400 Klamath County School District staff included – teachers, cooks, bus drivers, secretaries, and others, while the vaccine that they received was their first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccinations happened at a clinic at the Klamath County Fairgrounds.
Some areas in Klamath County have already returned back to almost a full schedule on in-person classes, while school districts in more populated areas have returned to a hybrid model.
Klamath County Public Health says it has reported to the Oregon Health Authority that a good faith effort was made to vaccinate Phase 1a, and they are moving on to teachers.