Sept. 8, 2020.
Marcelino Rocha, 66, was picking cucumbers at Fry Family Farm, where heâs employed.
His son, Hector Rocha, 24, was delivering the farmâs produce to customers when he heard the news. A fire that started that morning in Ashland was tearing north toward his familyâs home in Talent.
Hector rushed home. He grabbed his phone charger, thinking heâd be able to go back. Hectorâs mom, Dora Negrete, saved their dog.
But when the family returned, their mobile home was char.
âIt was just â traumatizing,â said Hector Rocha.
His father, Marcelino, described how he felt standing in the rubble:
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They may have to wait awhile.
About 10,000 people have been vaccinated as of Dec. 22. Oregon expects shipments of 109,200 doses from Pfizer/BioNTech and 103,800 doses from Moderna by Dec. 31, but the Oregon Health Authority says the numbers include second doses for the first batch of people vaccinated. Both vaccines require two doses for maximum protection. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines require super-cold storage; the Moderna vaccines do not.
OHA Director Patrick Allen said the federal government, not the state, controls the number of doses and their delivery. He also said state officials are uncertain whether the total doses released are from stockpiles manufactured before the Food and Drug Administration authorized their emergency use, or whether they are from the drugmakers ramping up new production.