How to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon
As of Jan. 25., everyone in Phase 1A and group one of Phase 1B are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon. That includes:
- Health care workers and first responders
- Long-term care residents
- K-12 educators and school staff
- Childcare providers
Oregon introduced a new online tool that allows eligible residents of Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas and Columbia counties to sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The eligibility tool is open to everyone in Oregon to use and ask questions.
Oregon leaves seniors guessing on how to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine
The Oregon Health Authority is leaving it up to seniors 80 and older to figure out how to sign up to get the COVID-19 vaccine in the greater Portland area. So far there has been little communication that tells them how to sign up and how many doses will be available in the first week.
Seniors 80+ are eligible to get the vaccine starting Feb. 8 but whether there will be any doses for them on that day is not clear.
Some Pacific Northwest pharmacies uncertain when they'll get COVID-19 vaccines
Following a directive from the Biden administration, local pharmacies will be included in a new wave of vaccine distribution starting next week.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared plans to distribute 1 million vaccine doses per week to 6,500 pharmacies nationwide. The CDC eventually hopes to reach 40,000 pharmacies as vaccine supply grows. However, some local pharmacies have not received a timeline.
108 inmates at Multnomah County's Inverness Jail get COVID-19 vaccine
Multnomah County gave 108 inmates at the Inverness Jail the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 2. The news comes around the same time the county confirmed 107 inmates at Inverness Jail had tested positive for COVID-19 since Jan. 15, 2021.
This effort to vaccinate inmates at Inverness Jail is separate from the ruling a judge made late Tuesday night, asking the state to immediately offer inmates inside state prisons the COVID vaccine as part of the 1a vaccination group.
Washington plan shows vaccines for general public won't begin until summer or fall 2021
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has adjusted its timeline for members of the general public to begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Phases 2, 3 and 4 of Washington's COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan were initially expected to begin in May 2021 and extend through December, but the state DOH is now predicting a start date of summer or fall 2021. Health officials have yet to outline who will be included in those phases.
Judge: Oregon must offer vaccine to inmates immediately
As the state works to get available COVID-19 vaccine shots into the arms of Oregonians as quickly as possible, a new group of people has become immediately eligible for the vaccine: inmates. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the state to offer all inmates in Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities a COVID-19 vaccine as if they are in the state’s Phase 1a group, which is currently eligible to get the vaccine.
VERIFY: Yes, you should get a vaccine if you've tested positive before
More and more Americans are receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available. But do you need to get vaccinated if you previously tested positive for the virus? And if so, how long should you wait?
“The CDC is recommending you get vaccinated,” Dr. Janet Baseman told KING 5. “The only exception is if you had a recent infection and received certain treatments, then you might want to wait a little while.”
