Jan. 25, 2021
As of today, Jan. 25, educators — including public and private K-12 educators and staff, early childhood educators and staff, and childcare providers and staff — are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.
If you work in a public or private K-12 school setting, your school district will contact you about scheduling a vaccination. If you are a childcare worker, your employer will connect you with information about scheduling a vaccine. If you are an employer of childcare workers, or an in home-provider, your county or other local vaccine partner will reach out to you to provide you with information to schedule a vaccine for yourself and for your employees. Providers may not hear from their county or vaccine partner right away. We are working hard across agencies to develop the systems and structure needed for the vaccination effort and appreciate your understanding.
Here’s what you should know before scheduling an appointment at a vaccination site or event.
- Make sure the event or site you plan to attend is open to educators.
- Check to see if you need an appointment.
- Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth.
- The COVID-19 vaccine will be free and you do not need health insurance.
- You should receive a vaccination card that tells you when to get your second dose
More information on COVID-19 vaccination for educators and staff is on the OHA COVID-19 webpage including a list of eligible Oregon educators and staff.
There are three new ways Oregonians can get COVID-19 vaccine information.
The best way to get information about the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon is still to visit the COVID-19 vaccine website, covidvaccine.oregon.gov. It is updated regularly with the latest information on things like who can get a vaccine, when and where.
To get COVID-19 vaccine information, start here:
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Text ORCOVID to 898211 to get text/SMS updates (English and Spanish only)
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Email ORCOVID@211info.org (All languages)
If you can’t get your question answered on the website, by text or by email:
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Call the Call Center at 211 or 1-866-698-6155 open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, including holidays. Please be aware that wait times may be long due to high call volumes. There is an option to get a call back rather than wait on hold. (Languages spoken: English and Spanish. Free interpretation available for all other languages.)
- TTY: Dial 711 and call 1-866-698-6155
You may have heard the news that over the weekend two more people in Oregon tested positive for the variant COVID-19 strain first detected in the United Kingdom. There are now three known cases in Oregon. All these people are in isolation, and their close contacts were notified.
The Oregon Health Authority is working with laboratories in and out of the state to detect this and other variants. And health officials are watching developments about the variants, such as whether it causes more serious illness than typical COVID-19. It does appear to be more contagious – it spreads more easily from one person to another.
We can all take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities:
- Stay home if you are feeling ill – even when your symptoms are mild.
- If you are having symptoms, talk to your health care provider about whether you should get tested and how to take care of yourself and your household.
- Get a vaccine when it’s available and when it’s your turn.
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,882, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
OHA also reported 435 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 138,587.
Vaccinations in Oregon: Today, OHA reported that 7,390 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 6,182 doses were administered on Jan. 24 and 1,208 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Jan. 24.
Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize.
Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 308,051 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, 492,450 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 (1), Benton (4), Clackamas (46), Columbia (1), Coos (11), Crook (1), Deschutes (21), Douglas (12), Harney (1), Hood River (1), Jackson (25), Josephine (10), Lake (4), Lane (36), Lincoln (5), Linn (7), Marion (48), Morrow (1), Multnomah (105), Polk (6), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (20), Union (3), Wasco (6), Washington (50) and Yamhill (9).
Here is more information on the deaths reported today:
Oregon’s 1,881st COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Linn County who tested positive on Dec. 20 and died on Jan. 23 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,882nd COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 14 and died on Jan. 23 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
COVID-19 hospitalizations: The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 320, which is 10 more than yesterday. There are 75 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is five 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.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations
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.
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