Deschutes County offers free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with the Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, in downtown Bend at Bend-La Pine Schools Education Center.
This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested.
Participants are asked to wear a mask and register online at www.doineedacovid19test.com. Staff will be onsite to register those who are unable to preregister. Individuals will receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, and test results will be available in two to three days.
High Schools Schedule COVID Vaccinations
Nearly 4,000 local high school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics at local high schools, thanks to a regional partnership with local school districts, Mosaic Pediatrics, La Pine Community Health Center, St. Charles Health System, Deschutes County Health Services and Crook County Health Department.
The first event of its kind in Oregon, the High School COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics project will reduce barriers to vaccine accessibility among our youth while building healthier communities worldwide. Beginning next week, youth 16 and older, one of the fastest-growing COVID-19 positive age groups in the state, will be able to receive their first vaccine – free – at school in Central Oregon.
Deschutes County to transition from Redmond mass vaccination clinic in coming weeks
First-dose appointments only through May 7; shots provided by health care providers, pharmacies, clinics
IBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) In May, Deschutes County will begin transitioning from the centralized mass vaccination clinic in Redmond to a distributive model, where COVID-19 vaccines are provided by community health care partners, officials said Friday.
First-dose appointments will only be offered at the Mass Vaccination Clinic through May 7. The clinic will continue operations at the Fair & Expo Center to complete second-dose appointments through the end of May. To date, 87,640 vaccines have been administered at the Mass Vaccination Clinic.
Regional partnership will bring free COVID-19 vaccine clinics to C.O. high schools
Organizers say it s the first effort of its kind in Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Nearly 4,000 high school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics area high schools, thanks to a regional partnership of school districts, Mosaic Pediatrics, the La Pine Community Health Center, St. Charles Health System, Deschutes County Health Services and the Crook County Health Department.
The first event of its kind in Oregon, organizers said Friday that the High School COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics project will reduce barriers to vaccine accessibility among our youth while building healthier communities worldwide. Beginning next week, youth 16 and older, one of the fastest-growing COVID-19 positive age groups in the state, will be able to receive their first vaccine – free – at school in Central Oregon.
Free COVID Testing In Bend Today
Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on today, April 21, in Downtown Bend at Bend-La Pine Schools Education Center. This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested. Participants are asked to wear a mask and register online at www.doineedacovid19test.com. Staff will be onsite to register those who are unable to preregister.
Individuals will receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and test results will be available in two to three days. Bend-La Pine Schools Education Center is located in Bend at 520 NW Wall St