PENDLETON â Leaders from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation met with Umatilla County Commissioners and other county officials on Wednesday, Dec. 16, to discuss the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Thorn Hollow Bridge and how local communities are jointly planning for the upcoming flood season.
The meeting began with updates from tribal officials who confirmed that Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center will be receiving the first 300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 17. Inoculations of health care staff, frontline first responders and Yellowhawk patients over the age of 75 will begin on Saturday, Dec. 19, and Sunday, Dec. 20, according to tribal officials.