Front-line workers, people living in multigenerational households and adults age 16-44 with underlying health conditions now are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Lane County. The Oregon Health Authority announced that 20 Oregon counties submitted letters that signaled their intention to immediately offer COVID-19 vaccinations to the next eligible groups, allowing them to move ahead to the group previously set to be eligible April 5. “Moving up vaccination in these counties will enable us to vaccinate our frontline workers more quickly while enabling counties with adequate supply to fully utilize their allotment of COVOD-19 vaccine,” OHA Director Patrick Allen said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's definition of a front-line worker is someone who has a job that puts them at higher risk of getting COVID, because of regular close contact (less than 6 feet) and prolonged contact (longer than 15 minutes) with those outside their households, and an inability to work from home or practice social distancing. This includes people who work at grocery stores and retail, public transit, colleges and universities, government, food service, housing, manufacturing and members of the media.