Clatsop County vaccine equity plan becomes a positive catalyst for change
What are some ways to put a successful equity plan into action? Clatsop County has some answers.
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Vaccine Voices: ‘It’s not every day you get your vaccine in a livestock barn’
Demand for COVID-19 vaccination has been so high in many counties that local public health authorities have had to get creative in meeting the needs of their communities.
How school COVID-19 testing supports in-person learning this school year
Every layer matters. Regular COVID-19 testing will help Oregon schools identify cases of COVID-19 infection early. Combined with cohorting, this will also help schools determine which students or staff need to isolate or quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others.
Vaccine Voices: ‘I have complete faith in my doctors.’
When word came last week that the Pfizer pediatric vaccine had been approved for children ages 5 through 11, Lori Robinson had two questions: when and where? She added her sons Rowdy, 8, and Stetson, 5, to their family doctor’s wait list, but days later when she learned the vaccine was available at the local hospital, she was on her way.
Western States Scientific Safety Review Group recommends pediatric doses of Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
Following review of recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has confirmed that pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children are safe and effective for children ages 5 through 11.
CDC advisory panel recommends pediatric COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11
Today, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a panel of medical and public health experts convened by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), voted 14 to 0 to recommend the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11.
How keeping our distance helps students keep learning in-person this school year
Every layer matters. The more distance there is between people, the less likely that virus-filled droplets will pass from one person to another.
Vaccine Voices: On a mission to get a booster. ‘We are grateful that it was easy.’
On a blustery day in October, Deborah “Debbie” Becker had just one mission—to get her COVID-19 booster. At 71, both Debbie and her husband Randy, 73, have underlying conditions and are committed to protecting their health. But it wasn’t looking good.
80 percent of people in Oregon are now vaccinated against COVID-19
As of today, 80% of people 18 and older living in Oregon have had at least one dose in their vaccination series against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s 2,681,267 people in Oregon who are now more protected against COVID-19.
Why get a third dose or booster dose?
All three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States protect most of us against serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. So why do some people need a third dose or booster dose?