and last updated 2021-05-27 02:03:50-04
ONTARIO, Oregon â On Thursday, Malheur County Health Department is holding a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario and will be giving out a $20 gift card to the first 250 people that want to get the vaccine.
Officials with the health department said the current vaccination rates in the county are falling short compared to other counties in the state.
âWe also have the approval to use some of our COVID funding for incentives. We thought it was a way to support local businesses and hopefully get some people that have been a little more hesitant,â said Sarah Poe, Director for the Malheur County Health Department
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As Malheur County ranks nearly last in the state for COVID-19 vaccine rates, officials are finding creative ways to get people to get their shot. On the heels of Gov. Kate Brown rolling out many cash incentives for people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 on Friday, the health department is gearing up to pass out some freebies, too. As such, the first 250 people who get vaccines at the agencyâs clinic at Four River Cultural Center on Thursday will get a $20 gift card to be used at local businesses.
According to information on Monday from Malheur County Health Department, Malheur County ranks 35th out of 36 counties for COVID-19 vaccination rates, and an additional 8,081 people age 16 and older need to be vaccinated to reach the 65% goal.
THURSDAY, May 20
COVID-19 vaccine clinic (Johnson & Johnson one-dose and Moderna 2nd doses for those who received their 1st on 4/22 or at FEMA event 4/16-4/23), 9 to 11 a.m., Four Rivers Cultural Center (rear entrance near theater), 676 S.W. Fifth Ave., Ontario, (541) 889-7279.
Treasure Valley Quiltmakers meeting, 10 a.m., business meeting follows, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 842 Alameda Drive, Ontario, (541) 881-1463, (541) 889-6602.
Working women with disabilities social group, noon to 1 p.m., EOCIL business center, 1021 S.W. Fifth Ave., Ontario, (541) 889-3119.
Payette County Historical Society and Museum monthly meeting, 3:30 p.m., Payette County Museum, 90 S. Ninth St., Payette, (208) 642-4883.
Ladies Night, 6 p.m., Payette Library Community Room, 24 S. Tenth St., Payette.