March 18, 2021
Today, we launched a new page to help you get vaccinated. The new "How to Find a Vaccine" page – available in English and in Spanish – guides you through the process, identifying:
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Who can get a vaccine.
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Why to create a Get Vaccinated Oregon account.
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Where to find a vaccine, including links to the CDC Vaccine Finder, pharmacy options and your local public health authority.
It also includes information about preparing for a vaccine appointment and what you can expect afterward.
We also published refreshed versions of covidvaccine.oregon.gov and vacunacovid.oregon.gov to make them easier to navigate.
As we learn more about updates to eligibility groups and other resources, these pages will be updated.
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Joanna Ball, a home health aide (included in Phase 1A) in Beaverton, shared her vaccine experience:
For me it was important to get vaccinated because I am a two-time stroke survivor that used to be a paraplegic but made a full recovery. I got vaccinated because of my work with seniors and people with disabilities, and also because strokes are one of the side effects of COVID, so it puts me at high risk.
I had both vaccines at the Ron Tonkin stadium in Hillsboro near West Side Kaiser. I had my first vaccine on Jan. 9. My only side effect then was some arm pain. It felt like I had been punched in the shoulder for a couple of days. I received my second dose on Feb. 6. Again, I only had the arm pain, which was a little worse this time, but it only lasted a few days both times.
I have helped all my clients and my mother get vaccinated. If you are having a hard time getting an appointment, keep trying. I have found appointments with pharmacies at all hours of the day by sheer luck.
You can read all the Vaccine Voices features on OHA's COVID blog.
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There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,353, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
OHA also reported 393 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 160,622.
Today, OHA reported that 49,166 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 18,412 doses were administered on March 17 and 30,754 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on March 17.
March 17 saw the largest number of vaccination events submitted into the ALERT IIS system on a single day, reflecting that sites are catching up on submitting doses that were administered during the ALERT IIS outage earlier this week.
Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 1,412,232 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 1,797,545 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 (3), Benton (19), Clackamas (21), Clatsop (2), Columbia (1), Coos (22), Crook (5), Curry (5), Deschutes (11), Douglas (16), Grant (2), Jackson (42), Jefferson (1), Josephine (25), Klamath (5), Lane (12), Lincoln (7), Linn (10), Malheur (2), Marion (44), Morrow (1), Multnomah (66), Polk (4), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (6), Union (3), Wallowa (1), Wasco (2), Washington (45) and Yamhill (7).
Oregon’s 2,350th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on March 12 and died on March 14 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,351st COVID-19 death is a 44-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Feb. 16 and died on March 15 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,352nd COVID-19 death is a 54-year-old man in Linn County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and died on March 15 at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,353rd COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on March 14 and died on March 14. Place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 116, which is eight more than yesterday. There are 38 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is nine more 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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