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All4Oregon mass vaccination site administers it’s 500,000th shot today

Posted on May 19, 2021 by ohacovidblogger

The All4Oregon mass vaccination site at the Oregon Convention Center, which is jointly operated by Kaiser Permanente, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Providence Health & Services and Legacy Health gave it’s 500,000th vaccine on May 19. Governor Kate Brown toured the vaccination site and talked with dozens of site workers, volunteers, and health system representatives. “Today we are celebrating this impressive collective effort, […]

Getting closer to equity, access and inclusion 

Posted on April 23, 2021 by ohacovidblogger

“This is a lot of firsts,” said Senior Pastor Wendell Robinson of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church before sitting down to get his vaccination in the church’s Family Life Center.    It was the first day of the first vaccination clinic at Portland’s first African American Baptist Church. The clinics, a partnership between Providence, Medical Teams International  and Mt. Olivet will be repeated every two weeks as long as there are people needing to be vaccinated.  “We are a perpetual […]

Volunteers help to make vaccination clinics run smoothly

Posted on April 15, 2021 by ohacovidblogger

National Volunteer Week is April 18-24 this year and what better way to celebrate than to highlight the incredible work volunteers are doing to vaccinate folks against COVID-19 right here in Oregon. At vaccination sites of all sizes, volunteers are showing their dedication to their communities. Sue Moerer enjoyed a career as a registered nurse and felt it […]