More teachers, prisoners getting vaccine; seniors still waiting Joe English, KATU Staff
Health officials say it s not the order of who s next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine that s the real concern, it s that right now there s
On top of that, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the estimate of
teachers who can get the vaccine is up from around 100,000 to around 150,000, adding a couple more weeks to the timeline for teachers getting shots.
And now, Currently there are allocations specifically for teachers and specifically for seniors. Neither one of them is adequate to move through those priorities quickly, said Mortell. Starting next week,
Vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have said their vaccines should be effective against the B.1.1.7 variant.
About 300 cases of the variant have been detected nationwide, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Two Oregonians who previously tested positive for the variant, a University of Portland staff member and a Yamhill County resident, didn t have a known travel history outside the country.
Public health officials say the emergence of the new variant of COVID-19 in Oregon is a reminder of the need to practice preventative safety measures. This may be the (third) case detected, but it is likely the variant is already circulating much more widely throughout our county and the state, said Mary Sawyers, spokesperson for Washington County Public Health. This means people should assume that they may come in contact with a much more contagious variant of COVID-19 and they need to continue to wear masks, socially distance and
Governor Kim Reynolds announced last week that Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations would expand to make Iowans 65 and older eligible for vaccination, but Washington County Public Health says they are still in short supply of getting the vaccine out to residents.
Phase 1B will begin on February 1st, and contains five tiers of population groups listed in order of priority, with tiers one through three including first responders; PK-12 school staff, early childhood education, and childcare workers; food, agriculture, distribution and manufacturing workers who work in or live in congregate settings that do not allow for social distancing; those with disabilities living in home settings and their direct care staff; staff of and individuals living in congregate settings that does not include college dormitories; and government officials excluding county or city employees. Tiers four and five cover inspectors responsible for hospital, long-term care, and child safety; and correctional facili
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.
Some Iowa counties donât know how much vaccine was received Share Updated: 9:08 AM CST Jan 12, 2021
Some Iowa counties donât know how much vaccine was received Share Updated: 9:08 AM CST Jan 12, 2021
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Show Transcript a new link on the state s Cove in 19 Portal is the first report on data surrounding vaccines. State reports the number of doses put in arms by county and residents, but it doesn t show how many doses that state has received. Linn County Public Health told us it doesn t know how many doses it received because some vials come with an extra one or two doses. We did not know that you d be able to pull out MAWR doses than what was in that bottle, so that was something that we learned over time. So that s something that we have to adapt. Thio. Some health departments are facing different problems. Washington County Public Health says it has about half of its vaccine allotment sitting in a freezer. This has been extr