Metro-area counties announce plan to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations for health workers
Public health departments in the Portland metro area will match health care providers and employers with area hospitals. Author: KGW Staff, Cristin Severance (KGW) Published: 10:32 AM PST January 12, 2021 Updated: 9:50 PM PST January 12, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore Portland metro-area counties and area hospital systems on Tuesday announced a new plan to vaccinate all area health workers who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1A of the state’s plan.
The effort to speed up vaccinations includes eligible health care providers who are unaffiliated with hospitals.
Independent healthcare workers including doctors, physical therapists and volunteers had reached out to KGW confused on where to go for the vaccine.