April 5, 2021
COVID-19 can have serious, life-threatening complications, and there is no way to know how COVID-19 will affect you, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And if you do get sick, you could spread the disease to people you care about.
Natural protection, also known as immunity, may come from getting COVID-19, but evidence suggests that reinfection with the virus that causes COVID-19 is uncommon in the 90 days after initial infection. Experts don’t know for sure how long this protection lasts, and the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 far outweighs any benefits of natural immunity. COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you by creating an antibody (immune system) response without having to experience sickness.
For more information on the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination visit the CDC webpage.
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Starting today, folks in Group 7 who are 16 and older are eligible for vaccination:
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Frontline workers as defined by the CDC and the family members they live with.
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People who live in multi-generational households.
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Adults ages 16 to 44 with underlying health conditions with increased risk. Oregon has adopted the CDC guidance for underlying health conditions.
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Here is a list of underlying health conditions:
It may be tempting to accompany a family member to a vaccine clinic, but you may find yourself waiting in line and unable to get a vaccine. Clinic staff carefully plan how much vaccine to prepare in order to vaccinate those who have appointments.
If you qualify for a vaccine because you live with a frontline worker you will need to make an appointment to get vaccinated.
If you live in a multi-generational household and you’re at least 16 years old, you are eligible for a vaccine starting today. When people from three or more generations live together, they are considered a multi-generational household. Here are some examples:
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A household where an elder lives with a parent and grandchild.
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A person who lives with and cares for someone who is not their own child such as a grandchild or niece.
Watch a video on multi-generational household members by clicking on the image below.
Trying to find a vaccine appointment can be confusing with so many different options and locations in Oregon. OHA has a webpage called How to find a COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon to help. The page is available in multiple languages.
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There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,394 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 248 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 167,128.
Today, OHA reported that 22,131 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 14,314 doses were administered on April 4 and 7,817 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on April 4. Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize.
Oregon has now administered a total of 1,017,667 doses of Pfizer, 929,632 doses of Moderna and 50,004 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
To date, 1,225,575 doses of Pfizer, 1,102,200 doses of Moderna and 105,800 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.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (3), Clatsop (2), Columbia (18), Crook (1), Deschutes (14), Douglas (11), Grant (1), Hood River (1), Jackson (19), Josephine (11), Lane (29), Lincoln (5), Linn (17), Marion (29), Multnomah (58), Polk (13), Tillamook (2), Wasco (1) and Yamhill (13).
Oregon’s 2,393rd COVID-19 death is a 98-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Feb. 14 and died on March 15 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,394th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on March 26 and died on April 3 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
NOTE: More information is known about Oregon’s 1069th death, a 73-year-old woman in Washington county. She was originally reported as a Multnomah county resident.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 177, which is 27 more than yesterday. There are 42 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is one 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.
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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