Delaware County has been receiving, on average, approximately 1,000 doses of COVID vaccine from the state weekly - a rate that would take more than 10 years to vaccinate every Delco resident.
And that was until last week, when Delaware County received no vaccines at all, causing officials to cancel second-dose vaccine appointments that had been scheduled for Saturday.
At Wednesday s county council meeting, both residents and county officials voiced frustration at a process that sees conflicting statements from state and federal officials about vaccine rollout while limited supply trickles its way here, despite the county geared up for mass vaccinations that could provide 10,000 a week - a figure that s a mirage until vaccine is directed this way.
Mustering support
Others represent Adelante Mujeres, based in Forest Grove; Centro Cultural de Washington County, based in Cornelius; Consejo Hispano, based in Astoria; Dreamers Resource Center at the Rock Creek campus of Portland Community College; Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon; Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization; Innovation Law Lab, and Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, which runs clinics in Washington and Yamhill counties.
Some of them urged add-ons, such as additional mental health counseling and economic aid for immigrants, including help with application fees that have escalated during the Trump administration. For young people shielded from deportation, the initial application fee jumped from $460 to $695; for permanent residency, from $1,760 to $2,860, and for citizenship, $640 to $1,170.
These are dire circumstances that demand immediate action. But too many of us are distracted, libsplaining the latest spike in gas prices to our Republican friends.
Read more about Joe Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global Covid-19 vaccine effort on Business Standard. The USD 4 billion in U.S. funding was approved by Congress in December and will be distributed through 2022