We know Oregonians have many questions about COVID-19 vaccines, their distribution and recent changes to federal recommendations. Some of our experts took the time to answer questions on Facebook Live. You can watch the video here, and time stamps for the questions are available below.
12:44 – I read that 80% of the COVID-19 related deaths are in people over 65. Why are people in this group not first in line?
15:11 – I’m in Phase 1A and I can’t get an appointment to get vaccinated. What can I do?
16:25 – If kids are also getting sick from COVID-19, why aren’t they getting vaccinated? Shouldn’t you be vaccinating both teachers and students before schools open?
17:58 – With the federal shortage, are people who have had their first dose going to be able to get their second dose, or is there a risk that won’t happen?
19:05 – Where can I find information on vaccination sites?
19:53 – Why are college professors not included in the educators that are eligible for vaccination?
20:44 – When will you start vaccinating people with underlying conditions, like diabetes?
22:04 – Why have approximately one-third of vaccines in Oregon not been distributed?
23:53 – When vaccines are available to the public, will they have a cost?
24:38 – Lane County has a significant shortage of vaccines so much so that the Public Health Division is turning those in Phase 1A away. What plans are in place to make sure supplies are appropriately allocated to the areas in need?
26:19 – How and where do I find out when it’s my turn to get vaccinated if I don’t have a physician?
27:11 – When are additional doses of vaccine from the federal government expected to arrive in Oregon?
28:27 – Are COVID-19 vaccinations available in Eastern Oregon?
29:28 – How will people who have mobility issues and don’t have transportation get to COVID-19 vaccination clinics?
30:53 – Can we have an estimate for when everyone will be able to get the vaccine?
31:52 – When will essential workers be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations?
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,843 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
OHA also reported 849 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 135,973.
Vaccinations in Oregon: Today, OHA reported that 14,951 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 8,699 vaccine doses were administered on Jan. 20 and 6,252 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Jan. 20.
Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).
Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 253,711 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. All vaccinations were administered by Oregon hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical service (EMS) agencies, urgent care facilities and Local Public Health Authorities (LPHAs).
To date, 479,325 doses of vaccine 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.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (4), Benton (24), Clackamas (71), Clatsop (7), Columbia (1), Coos (10), Crook (2), Deschutes (32), Douglas (22), Gilliam (1), Harney (1), Hood River (8), Jackson (42), Jefferson (6), Josephine (21), Klamath (18), Lake (1), Lane (97), Lincoln (11), Linn (23), Malheur (18), Marion (87), Morrow (11), Multnomah (123), Polk (18), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (35), Union (6), Wallowa (1), Wasco (11), Washington (110) and Yamhill (26).
Oregon’s 1,833 COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 6 and died on Jan. 14 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,834 COVID-19 death is a 94-year-old woman in Jackson County who died on Dec. 28 at her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,835 COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man in Jackson County who died on Jan. 3 at his residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,836 COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 26 and died on Jan. 17 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,837 COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 28 and died on Dec. 31 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,838 COVID-19 death is a 100-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 22 and died on Jan. 10 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,839 COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and died on Jan. 17 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,840 COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 9 and died on Jan. 17 at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,841 COVID-19 death is a 65-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 6 and died on Jan. 20 at Oregon Health & Science University. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,842 COVID-19 death is a 52-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Jan. 3 and died on Jan. 6 at Hillsboro Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,843 COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 6 and died on Jan. 17 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19 hospitalizations: The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 329, which is seven fewer than yesterday. There are 87 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is three fewer than yesterday. 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.
To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage (English or Spanish), which has a breakdown of distribution and other information.
