HERMISTON — She was a 32-year-old accountant with a daughter. She was married, though he was not the father of her child. Slowly over time, their relationship soured.
HERMISTON â Registration is open online for the seventh annual walk In Her Shoes, beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, and running through noon on the walking path around the Good Shepherd Medical Center campus, 610 N.W. 11th St.
The annual event gives community members a chance to experience the choices facing a domestic violence victim, and serves as a fundraiser for Domestic Violence Services Inc., serving Umatilla and Morrow counties since 1977.
Participants will walk through a series of stations that pose a domestic violence situation and the choices, barriers and decisions victims must face. Those visiting the walk will need a smartphone or tablet to scan QR codes at each station. Bottled water, disinfecting wipes, sanitizer, disposable masks and gloves will be available for all participants, and all transactions will be hands-free.
Morrow County officials canceled a vaccine clinic in Heppner on Tuesday, April 13, after federal health agencies recommended that states âpauseâ the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while officials investigate six reports of blood clots in women ages 18 to 48, out of nearly 7 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines administered so far.
âIt was going to be our last strong day in Morrow County,â Morrow County Commissioner Melissa Lindsay said. âThis is really depressing and disappointing and frustrating. We really want to get people vaccinated so we can keep moving forward, and as we see (coronavirus cases) going up around the state, itâs just concerning.â
Oregonians over the age of 16, who have not qualified for the COVID-19 vaccine in any of the phases of the vaccine rollout, will be eligible for a shot as of Monday, April 19.
After moving through all of the specialized groups â most recently, essential workers and those with underlying conditions â the state had planned to make the vaccine available to everyone over the age of 16 on May 1. But on Tuesday, April 6, Gov. Kate Brown announced the new date will be April 19.
âWe are locked in a race between vaccine distribution and the rapid spread of COVID-19 variants,â Brown wrote in a news release. âToday, Oregon will pass the threshold of 2 million vaccine doses administered. And yet, in communities across Oregon, COVID-19 is spreading at concerning rates. We must move as quickly as possible to get more shots in arms.â
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