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Over the weekend, health systems and county public health departments worked to ramp up the number of doses administered. The focus: getting the COVID-19 vaccine to first responders and health-care workers who’ve been passed over or don’t work for a hospital system.
Oregon health systems and county public health departments are working to ramp up the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses they administer.
The focus: Getting the vaccine to first responders and health care workers who’ve been passed over or don’t work for a hospital system.
In Portland, Oregon Health & Science University hosted a drive-through clinic over the weekend for more than 2,000 community-health workers, first responders and home care-workers. In Salem, the Marion County Public Health department, Salem Health and the Oregon National Guard are distributing vaccines at the Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center to eligible health workers.