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Cheers & Jeers: Vaccine action; Boeing troubles The Columbian
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Cheers: To being a squeaky wheel. Local leaders are sounding the alarm about the county’s lack of COVID-19 vaccine supply. In a comparison of 15 Washington counties including large, medium and small counties Clark ranks 14th in vaccines received per capita. Chelan County, for example, had received 285.8 doses for every 1,000 residents, the highest rate on the list; Clark County had received 94.1 per 1,000 residents less than one-third Chelan’s rate.
Rather than simply throwing their hands up, officials are trying to do something about it by sending letters to the governor’s office and lawmakers. County Councilor Gary Medvigy said: “We need to get this message out. We always, as a county, wanted to be a model of distribution.” The disparity in vaccine availability won’t be corrected unless state officials are aware of the inequity.
PeaceHealth scholarship honors homicide victim
Published: February 23, 2021, 6:00am
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Vancouver-based PeaceHealth has established a scholarship in memory of Liliya Zagariya, the employee who was killed by a disgruntled patient Dec. 22 at a Vancouver medical office.
The endowed scholarship, open to students from Clark or Cowlitz counties, will cover the costs of tuition and expenses for the Paramedic Training Program at Portland Community College. Zagariya was pursuing a career as a paramedic and volunteering for Cowlitz County Fire District 2 when she died.
“Lily had dedicated her life to her faith, her family and her community,” said Sean Gregory, chief executive at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. “PeaceHealth Southwest’s Mission Services, Foundation, and Spiritual Care teams wanted to offer a meaningful and lasting tribute to Lily’s life, and we believe this memorial scholarship is an appropriate reflection of her desire to serve.”
Vancouver-based PeaceHealth was recently named one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America and the Healthiest Employer in Washington for organizations with 5,000 or more employees.