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June 15, 2021
Correction: The article on the Oregon vaccination lottery yesterday was incorrect. Individuals who were vaccinated at Tribal administration sites have been entered into the lottery via the state immunization registry and do not need to fill out the submission form on the Take Your Shot, Oregon website. The information has been updated below.
Correction: The graphic titled “Things to know this week” contained an error. You can see the updated document here.
Half of adults in Oregon completed their COVID-19 vaccination series
As of today, half of all Oregonians who are 18 years and older have completed their vaccination series, according to CDC vaccination data.
Making sure to get the vaccine where it needs to go
Wheeler County is a small county in the North central region of Oregon.
When the Pfizer vaccine was approved for 12 and over, the county needed to get vaccine to youth before school got out. In a sparsely populated county with few transportation options, it would be a hardship for youth to make their way to a clinic.
Hood River, a hub for Pfizer vaccine supply, agreed to supply the doses. The Wheeler medical director, Dr. James Edwards, lives in Hood River and planned to take them out that same week.
But there was a roadblock – neither place had a frozen transport cooler available.
OHA staff stepped up to delivered the cooler to Hood River that same evening, and the vaccine made the trip to Wheeler County in time to vaccinate youth before school ended. The Wheeler vaccination counts for youth ages 12 through 17 started rising the next week.
Read more of this story on the Oregon Vaccine News blog.
This ultracold portable storage unit allows immunization hubs around the state to move Pfizer vaccine to communities in quantities suitable to their population size.
Routine health care includes eye care
Keeping up with routine health care is a priority for your overall wellness. Visiting the eye doctor regularly should be part of that routine care. Comprehensive eye exams can lead to early detection and treatment of vision and health issues.
For example, Kathleen thought she was just getting an updated eyeglass prescription, but a visit to her eye doctor revealed a more serious condition that was hiding in plain sight.
Read more about eye health at https://thinkaboutyoureyes.com.
Correction: Vaccinated at the VA or out of state? Register for the Oregon incentive drawing
Want to ‘Take Your Shot’ at winning up to $1 million in the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine incentive drawing? While most vaccinated Oregonians are entered automatically in the June 28 drawing, veterans and others who received their shots through the Federal VA Health Care System or out of state need to take an additional step to enter.
For more information or to register, visit https://takeyourshot.oregon.gov.
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Oregon reports 314 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,737, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 314 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 205,459.
CDC data tracker update resolved
OHA has relied on a daily U.S. Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) data update to report the number of people who need to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to reach Oregon’s goal of vaccinating 70% of people 18 and older.
This afternoon, the CDC reports it has resolved an issue with the data feed that contributes to its COVID data tracker dashboard, which Oregon uses to track the state’s progress towards 70%. All data submitted prior to the system going offline last night were processed and pushed live on CDC COVID Tracker today.
Vaccinations in Oregon
Today, OHA reported that 21,811 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 16,301 doses were administered on June 14 and 5,510 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on June 14. Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize.
The seven-day running average is now 16,162 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered 2,395,246 first and second doses of Pfizer,1,682,199 first and second doses of Moderna and 157,937 single doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
As of today, 2,329,871 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,054,069 have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series.
The number of adult Oregonians needing vaccinations to reach the 70% threshold is 65,484. A daily countdown can be found on the OHA vaccinations page.
To date, 2,904,705 doses of Pfizer, 2,195,720 doses of Moderna and 299,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to sites across Oregon.
These data are preliminary and subject to change
OHA’s dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.
To date, 2,904,705 doses of Pfizer, 2,195,720 doses of Moderna and 299,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to sites across Oregon.
These data are preliminary and subject to change
OHA’s dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (1), Clackamas (25), Clatsop (3), Columbia (7), Coos (2), Crook (4), Curry (3), Deschutes (6), Douglas (18), Harney (1), Hood River (3), Jackson (39), Jefferson (2), Josephine (4), Klamath (7), Lake (1), Lane (24), Lincoln (2), Linn (9), Malheur (4), Marion (32), Multnomah (34), Polk (13), Umatilla (14), Union (1), Wasco (1), Washington (40) and Yamhill (11).
Oregon’s 2,731st COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on April 26 and died on May 11 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,732nd COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man from Curry County who died on May 10 at Bay Area Hospital. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,733rd COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on May 6 and died on May 21 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,734th COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 29 and died on May 27 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,735th COVID-19 death is a 60-year-old man from Wasco County who tested positive on June 13 and died on June 13 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,736th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man from Lake County who tested positive on May 16 and died on May 20 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,737th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on May 18 and died on June 11 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 172, which is two fewer than yesterday. There are 46 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is unchanged from yesterday.
The total number of COVID-19 positive patient bed-days in the most recent seven days is 1,175, which is an 18.7% decrease from the previous seven days. The peak daily number of beds occupied by COVID-19 positive patients in the most recent seven days is 174.
The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.
More information about hospital capacity can be found here.
