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Salem Health hopes to vaccinate 250 people per hour with its clinic, in collaboration with Marion County. Author: Galen Ettlin Updated: 7:50 PM PST January 7, 2021 SALEM, Ore Several Oregon hospitals are organizing vaccine clinics for priority groups to help improve the state s slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations. So far, Oregon has vaccinated about 65,000 people, with about 1,000 people having received both doses. To help increase the numbers, Salem Health and Marion County worked together to organize a pop-up vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds and Convention Center. Raeann McDonald, executive director of Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community in Keizer, received the vaccine there Thursday. ....