Public meetings for week of Feb. 21 The Columbian
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Clark County Breastfeeding Coalition, meeting remotely.
• Noon, regular meeting: Speakers: Ana Sifuentes, YWCA bilingual outreach specialist and legal coordinator; Austin Lea, Planned Parenthood community education and outreach coordinator.
Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, meeting remotely. Access meeting via Zoom ID: 840 5728 2792; passcode: 013704.
• 4 p.m., special meeting.
• 6 p.m., regular meeting.
• 4:15 p.m., workshop: Phase I of revisions to the Multifamily Tax Exemption Program.
• 5 p.m., workshop: update from the Community Task Force on Policing.
• 6:30 p.m., regular meeting: affirmation of contracts with Sourcewell Vaccon, approval of $700,000 ammunition purchase for the Vancouver Police Department, annexation of the Kitterman property, extension of Tower Mall moratorium, approval of council retreat report. Public hearing on amendments to cemetery regulations.
AU/UGA medical students to help deliver vaccines
February 2, 2021
Medical Partnership mobile clinic to turn efforts to vaccinating those in need
Medical students at the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership will begin helping administer the COVID-19 vaccine this week through an arrangement with the Clarke County Board of Health. The students recently completed an injection skills lab and all CDC vaccination modules to become qualified to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
The medical students will be working at Department of Public Health COVID-19 testing sites administering the vaccines and monitoring patients for vaccine reactions. They will also be assisting in other areas such as recruiting patients for vaccines and completing clerical work.
Public meetings for week of Jan. 24
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• 12 p.m., regular meeting: no agenda provided.
Vancouver City Council, meeting remotely. Available at CVTV.org or via telephone at 1-877-309-2073, access code 824-724-821. Written comments and registration to testify must by submitted by noon. Send comments to cmo@cityofvancouver.us. To register to testify, visit www.cityofvancouver.us/citycouncil/webform/register-provide-remote-council-meeting-testimony or call 360-487-8600.
• 4 p.m., workshop: Oregon state legislative update. n 4:30 p.m., workshop: 2021 federal legislative agenda update.
• 5 p.m., workshop: Mill Plain Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project intergovernmental agreements. n 6:30 p.m., regular meeting: 2020 Joint Agency Road Preservation Project, construction acceptance and release of retainage; continued use of Washington state contract #05815-003 for purchase of computer equipment, peripherals and services; Data Sharing Memorandum of Understand
The Capitol dome in Helena, MT.
Lawmakers are about convene for session in Montana and neighboring states. The influx of legislators, lobbyists and public commenters could add pressure to county health departments already struggling to keep up with local coronavirus infections. YPR News’ Kevin Trevellyan has been tracking how states are balancing lawmaking with public health. He shares his reporting with Nicky Ouellet.
Nicky Ouellet: Kevin, the Legislature’s start date is right around the corner on Jan. 4. What kind of plans did lawmakers approve for the upcoming session?
Kevin Trevellyan: This depends on approval by the full Legislature next month, but it looks like the Legislature will hold a hybrid session allowing in person and remote participation.
Walk-up, drive-thru COVID-19 testing on the horizon in Clark County
Published: December 16, 2020, 6:41pm
Share: Clark County will get drive-thru coronavirus testing in early 2021. The testing site, which is funded by the Washington Department of Health, should have the capacity to test between 500 to 1,500 people per day. (Associated Press files)
While coronavirus case counts, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise, Clark County experienced two positive developments in the fight against COVID-19 this week.
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center administered the county’s first vaccinations Wednesday. The other development, which will likely arrive not long after 2021 begins, is that Clark County will finally have no-barrier drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing.