Jackson County Public Health urges vaccinations, appointments optional
As Jackson County prepares to move back into Extreme Risk status, health officer Dr. Jim Shames says that vaccinations are the fastest way to get back to relative normalcy.
Posted: Apr 28, 2021 5:41 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2021 5:43 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. With Jackson County preparing to move back into Extreme Risk status, Jackson County Public Health is urging people to seek out COVID-19 vaccines. At the county s Expo vaccination center, appointments are not needed.
“If we want to get back to the things and people we love, the fastest way to do this is to get vaccinated,” said Dr. Jim Shames, Jackson County Health Officer.
MEDFORD, Ore. Public health officials are encouraging Oregonians to get vaccinated as over a dozen counties, including Jackson, head back into the “Extreme Risk” category this Friday.
On April 27, state metrics triggered a push for 15 Oregon counties to move into the most restrictive COVID-19 risk category. This latest development has doctors encouraging residents to get vaccinated.
“If we want to get back to the things and people we love, the fastest way to do this is to get vaccinated,” said Jackson County Health Officer Dr. Jim Shames.
“The Jackson County Vaccination Equity Center is available to vaccinate anyone 16 years older. Appointments are not required to get vaccinated at this site,” said Tanya Phillips, Health Promotion Manager and Manager of the Walk-through Moderna site at the Vaccination Center at the Expo. “COVID-19 vaccinations are free; we do not ask for ID, proof of residency, or insurance. The Vaccination Equity Center is a safe place, accessible
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OHA is urging people to get their second dose of vaccine for COVID-19
Jackson County Public Health calls it a “race against getting people vaccinated and the rapid spread of COVID-19 and COVID-19 variants.”
Posted: Apr 8, 2021 11:28 AM
Posted By: Mike Zacchino
The Oregon Health Authority wants Oregonians to get their second coronavirus vaccine doses on schedule.
Today it is urging people vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines to make sure to get their second shots to achieve full immunization against COVID-19.
O-H-A says second shots are essential unless a vaccination provider or doctor instructs someone otherwise.
O-H-A advises that side effects are not as difficult as the illness itself which can cause severe illness that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes death.
Public health officials anticipate that this change will go into effect on Friday, February 26.
Posted: Feb 23, 2021 12:48 PM
Updated: Feb 23, 2021 5:44 PM
Posted By: Hailey Gravitt
MEDFORD, Ore. Local public health officials report Jackson County will be moving into the High Risk category from Extreme Risk under Oregon s coronavirus guidance. This change is anticipated to go into effect on Friday, February 26.
Jackson County Public Health said that the move to a lower risk level is prompted by a decrease in the COVID-19 case rate to below 200 cases per 100,000 population.
For the two weeks from February 7 through February 20, Jackson County had a case rate of 174.9 cases per 100,000 population.