April 03 2021
More than 5,000 cars per day, served by an army of volunteers, has led to more than 85,000 shots.
It s as if the people who built Disneyland reimagined a M A S H unit.
The choreographed craziness of an average day at the mass vaccination site at Portland International Airport is a staggering amalgam of nearly 500 volunteers per day on 22 square acres of the airport s Red Lot, taking in around 5,200 cars filled with people wanting to receive their first or second shot of the anti-coronavirus vaccine. It s 400 orange traffic cones and massive circus tents and the constant roar of incoming aircraft, not that far overhead. It s the military precision of professionals and volunteers many of whom wear goofy hats or wave pompoms and, as of last Friday, the Herculean effort has put more than 85,000 doses of vaccine into the arms of Oregonians anxious for a glimpse of the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel.
Clackamas County expanding options to receive vaccine March 10 2021
Clackamas fairgrounds, Molalla High School, Clackamas Town Center to open as mass vaccine sites week of March 28.
Clackamas County is rolling out additional opportunities and sites to get the COVID-19 vaccine to address concerns regarding access at vaccination sites in Portland.
This week, March 8, Clackamas County received an additional 3,200 doses of vaccine for immediate distribution to allow residents wanting the vaccine to receive it closer to home rather than driving to the Oregon Convention Center or Portland International Airport sites.
Starting the week of March 28, the county announced it expects to receive between 7,000-10,500 doses per week and expand vaccination efforts by establishing new sites.
Clackamas County expanding options to receive vaccine March 10 2021
Clackamas fairgrounds, Molalla High School, Clackamas Town Center to open as mass vaccine sites week of March 28.
Clackamas County is rolling out additional opportunities and sites to get the COVID-19 vaccine to address concerns regarding access at vaccination sites in Portland.
This week, March 8, Clackamas County received an additional 3,200 doses of vaccine for immediate distribution to allow residents wanting the vaccine to receive it closer to home rather than driving to the Oregon Convention Center or Portland International Airport sites.
Starting the week of March 28, the county announced it expects to receive between 7,000-10,500 doses per week and expand vaccination efforts by establishing new sites.
Vaccine outlook
Crook County health officials will follow the vaccination priority schedule developed by the state
Crook County health leaders have increased their COVID vaccination rates considerably since vaccines were first made available in late December.
Yet, like communities throughout the state, they are playing catchup as eligible people wanting vaccinations has outpaced the number of shots that can be administered. In the beginning, the state was allocating our weekly shipments based on the size of county, and we were only getting 100 doses a week, said Vicky Ryan, Crook County s emergency preparedness coordinator. Then, they changed that a few weeks back, and they are doing it based on how much we say we can administer. So, we are getting upwards of 700 doses a week, and we are supplying two of our local pharmacies (Bi-Mart and Clinic Pharmacy) doses as well as St. Charles clinic.
March 06 2021
Kate Brown said she got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to quell rumors and misinformation about the drug.
Gov. Kate Brown got her COVID-19 vaccination Saturday, March 6, at the Oregon Health and Science University Primary Care Clinic in Scappoose.
Dr. Joe Skariah gave Brown the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which was recently cleared for emergency use by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration medical panel. Oregon expects to get dozes of that vaccine along with the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
Brown said the state had vaccinated more than 1 million people and 20,000 doses each day.
In a statement released by Brown s office, the governor said she got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to quell rumors and misinformation about the drug. It was important to me to demonstrate today that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe and effective, Brown said. Every week my office hears the question: If these vaccines are so safe, then why hasn t Kate Brown gotten one?