Oregon reports 14 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 in C. Oregon; 733 new cases
Crook, Jefferson County men; Oregon sending 300,000 rapid test kits to India
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) There are 14 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,572, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
Jefferson County reported its 37th death, an 80-year-old man, and Crook County its 22nd death, a 65-year-old man.
OHA also reported 733 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 193,732.
COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone 12 years of age and above begin in Oregon
COVID-19 vaccinations will begin Thursday in Oregon for youth age 12 to 15, after the Oregon Health Authority granted final approval late Wednesday. The Portland area’s mass vaccination sites said they are ready to start administering Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations to this pre-teen and teen group. Initial demand in the Portland area is expected to be strong, with at least one pediatrician’s .
County schedules multiple vaccine clinics to meet demand of 12- to 15-year-olds
With demand for the COVID-19 vaccine high among Yolo County’s newly eligible 12- to 15-year-olds, the county continues to add clinics to the calendar.
Two upcoming clinics in Davis and one in West Sacramento will offer the Pfizer vaccine for everyone 12 and up.
The Davis clinics open to all Yolo County students will take place at Harper Junior High School, with a drive-thru clinic on Sunday and a walk-up clinic on Tuesday.
The Sunday clinic was scheduled “due to overwhelming demand” after the Tuesday clinic was announced, according to Davis Joint Unified School District Superintendent John Bowes.
Whitman county residents aged 12-15 years are now eligible to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Chris Skidmore, deputy director of Whitman County Public Health, said the county has some plans for upcoming vaccination clinics, but eligible adolescents can start receiving vaccinations at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories as soon as today.
Skidmore said he expects to see people in that age group getting vaccinated, but there might be some hesitant parents in the county.
Some children in grades K-12 have tested positive for COVID-19, but that is expected as most residents in that age group are unvaccinated, he said.
“I think we’ll see a little bit of a sudden spike [in people getting vaccines],” Skidmore said.
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As of Thursday, Shasta County parents and legal guardians can schedule appointments for youths ages 12 to 15 to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
The drop in age limit from 16 and older to 12 and older came as California faces a tight deadline to reopen in one month and as Shasta County s youth vaccination rates trail behind state averages.
North State vaccinations sites that offer the Pfizer vaccine started accepting appointments for youths on Thursday less than 24 hours after health review boards approved use of the Pfizer vaccine for adolescents. Mercy Medical Center in Redding and Mayers Memorial Health Center in Fall River Mills and Rite Aid pharmacies had youth appointments booked before noon.