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Malheur County Ambulance Service District Director Bob Dickinson reached a bittersweet milestone on Thursday when he administered his 1,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at Four Rivers Cultural Center.Â
âIn my 30 years in this profession, never in my wildest dreams did I think that what I was training for would lead to this,â Bob said of the pandemic and his role in helping people protect themselves against it. âBut I wouldnât trade it for anything. If this is what Iâve trained my whole life for, itâs meant to be.â He said what he enjoys most about administering COVID-19 vaccines is the joy and hope it brings to people.Â
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Weâve reached the year mark in the COVID-19 pandemic. It was March 13, 2020 that Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced she was going to be closing down schools in an effort to minimize the spread of the virus. Within days, doors were slamming shut on all the usual activities around the Western Treasure Valley. Local places impacted were numerous and included churches, movie theaters the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Western Treasure Valley, sports seasons for colleges, universities and high schools, Friday night gatherings at a fish fry, visitors in hospitals, municipalities, including city halls and county courts, event centers and the list goes on. And by early April, the first local life was claimed to COVID-19.
For the first time, some Oregonians will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine at their local Walmart or Bi-Mart. It’s an early example of how the arrival of a