Deschutes County allocated nearly 5,300 COVID-19 vaccines for next week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Health Authority has allocated 5,295 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for next week. Vaccine appointments will be scheduled using Central Oregon’s vaccine pre-registration system.
The figure is about 2,500 lower than the allocation the county received for this week, because the state received fewer doses overall, according to Deschutes County Health Services spokeswoman Morgan Emerson.
Invitations to schedule vaccine appointments will be sent to eligible residents who have pre-registered starting Friday. Additional appointment invitations will be sent throughout the week.
More than 3,500 residents will receive second-dose vaccines at the Mass Vaccination Clinic during the week of April 12.
Deschutes County expands eligibility requirements and speeds ahead with vaccinations, while Oregon still lags behind other states On April 5, frontline workers and their families, people over 16 with underlying health conditions and people living in multigenerational homes become eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon. Deschutes County was one of 23 counties, including Crook and Jefferson, that expanded eligible groups ahead of the state. After gaining approval from the Oregon Health Authority, St. Charles Health System began sending invitations on March 31 to newly eligible Central Oregonians who pre-registered at centraloregoncovidvaccine.com. Last week, 3,000 members of this group deemed Phase 1B Group 7 in the state s vaccine rollout received their first shot at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center.
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Crook County Opens Up More As “Low Risk”
Crook County is moving in the right direction and will be “Low-Risk” starting Friday, March 12th for the state’s next 2-week cycle. This allows businesses to ease more restrictions, although social distancing and mask wearing still apply.
The Crook County Health Department will continue to actively administer the COVID vaccine to the community using the approved list of groups that the Governor’s office and OHA has released. The health department is pleased to announce that a growing partnership with St. Charles, Mosaic Medical, Rite Aid Pharmacy, Clinic Pharmacy and Bi-Mart Pharmacy will reach even more of the community as these sites will now be administering the vaccine as well.
Crook County to enter lowest COVID risk category Friday
Will allow more capacity at restaurants, later hours and relaxation of other guidelines
Crook County has been approved to move into the lower risk category starting Friday March 12 for the next two-week cycle.
The total number of cases counted for this next two-week cycle is 22, which allows Crook County to move out of the high risk category into lower. This change allows businesses to continue to move to that next step of reopening. The lower risk category guidance can be found on the OHA COVID-19 web site at:
https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le3461.pdf