Mass vaccinations continue in Josephine County
People in Phase 1-A and educators can still get the vaccine on January 26 at Illinois Valley High School.
Posted: Jan 25, 2021 6:53 PM
Updated: Jan 25, 2021 6:57 PM
Posted By: Tyler Ridgle
GRANTS PASS, Ore. Asante continued to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to people in Phase 1-A at the Josephine County Fairgrounds on January 25. People in Josephine County will have another opportunity for vaccinations Tuesday, January 26.
The first come, first serve event will be held at Illinois Valley High School and will start at 11 a.m until around 4 p.m., depending on weather. Eligible patients include those in Phase 1-A and educators and they are being asked to arrive an hour earlier.
HACHR Executive Director Lasara Firefox Allen | Screenshot from video of Jan. 5 Eureka City Council meeting
After hours of discussion and hearing from dozens of community members during a meeting on Tuesday night, Eureka City Council unanimously adopted a resolution allowing for mobile syringe exchange programs (SEPs) to operate within city limits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision, which follows the council’s recent vote to temporarily ban SEPs entirely, amends the city’s local emergency declaration related to the pandemic to temporarily allow for mobile-only exchange, until the council can rewrite and adopt a more permanent syringe ordinance.
Although the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) not subject to city jurisdiction has continued to operate a SEP in Eureka, City Manager Miles Slattery said that the program is strained. “While they have increased to three days and have seen a lot more people, they don’t feel that they’re me