Regional partnership will bring free COVID-19 vaccine clinics to C.O. high schools Organizers say it's the first effort of its kind in Oregon BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Nearly 4,000 high school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics area high schools, thanks to a regional partnership of school districts, Mosaic Pediatrics, the La Pine Community Health Center, St. Charles Health System, Deschutes County Health Services and the Crook County Health Department. The first event of its kind in Oregon, organizers said Friday that the High School COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics project will reduce barriers to vaccine accessibility among our youth while building healthier communities worldwide. Beginning next week, youth 16 and older, one of the fastest-growing COVID-19 positive age groups in the state, will be able to receive their first vaccine – free – at school in Central Oregon.