Antwon Chavis, a pediatrician with OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, shares: “I got vaccinated against COVID-19 because the evidence looked promising that it could help bring an end to the pandemic. Also, the…
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COVID-19 impacts all age groups; Vaccinations goal of 12,000 per day reached last week; Facebook Live on Jan. 20th for vaccine Q&A
Sadly, COVID-19 has taken the life of a 19-year-old in Oregon. Our hearts go out to the friends and family of this young person, and to all those who have experienced the…
Governor Kate Brown Statement on Federal Reserve of COVID-19 Vaccines
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today January 15th issued the following statement on new information about the federal reserve of COVID-19 vaccines: “Last night (January 14th), I received disturbing news, confirmed to me…
Celebrating Bill Baertlein: The Wow of Yow
By Michelle Jenck, Adventist Health Director of Community Well-Being In 2014, Bill Baertlein, local accountant and civic leader, began floating an idea to do something fun to get people moving in a…
Oregon reports 1,152 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 29 new deaths; No new cases in Tillamook County today
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 29 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,737, the Oregon Health Authority reported today January 14, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,152…
Nehalem Valley Care Center Patients/Staff Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
The Nehalem Valley Care Center, a 48-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Wheeler, was among the first such facilities in the nation to receive the COVID vaccine according to an announcement…
OREGON NATIONAL GUARD JOINS SALEM HEALTH TO VACCINATE OREGONIANS
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon National Guardsmen joined Salem Health at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon on Jan. 12, to assist them with their efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccination to…
Oregon reports 1,346 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 41 new deaths; Tillamook county adds 11 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 41 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,708, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,346…
Oregon reports 1,203 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 54 new deaths; Tillamook County adds two more cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 54 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,667, the Oregon Health Authority reported today January 12, 2021. The high number of deaths…
Governor Kate Brown Expands COVID-19 Vaccination to all Oregonians 65 and Older; Vaccination of Oregon seniors, educators to begin January 23, pending increased vaccine deliveries from federal government
(Salem, OR) — Following today’s (January 12, 2021) updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Governor Kate Brown announced that Oregon will be expanding COVID-19 vaccination to include…
