PENDLETON â As state health officials look to ramp up and broaden vaccination efforts across Oregon, Umatilla County officials are concerned that the efforts wonât be a cure-all for the already dwindling quantity of vaccines making their way to the arms of county residents.
The shift on the state level comes as Gov. Kate Brown announced on Tuesday, Jan. 12, that she will permit Oregonians older than 65 and childcare, preschool and K-12 school employees to start receiving the vaccine on Jan. 23 in an effort to speed up immunizations to 12,000 daily by Sunday, Jan. 17. The effort comes as state health officials endure mounting pressure due to the sluggish start to vaccination efforts.