July 15, 2021
Today, Governor Kate Brown announced the five $100,000 scholarship winners of the Take Your Shot, Oregon campaign. Oregonians aged 12 to 17 who had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine were eligible for the drawing.
Laney Myers, a 15-year-old scholarship winner from Grants Pass, said she got the vaccine for a couple of reasons:
“I got the vaccines to be better protected against COVID because I’m exposed by my parents who work in health care and I also want to help prevent spread in my community.”
Asked if the incentive drawing had anything to do with her decision to get the vaccine, Myers said, “I would have gotten the vaccines regardless. I talked to my mom about the scholarship right after I got my second shot. We talked about what an amazing opportunity that would be for someone, but I never thought I would win.”
To learn more about the scholarships and the winners, read the news release.
After many months of wearing face coverings, many people may find they are struggling with the sudden change in requirements.
Some individuals may continue to mask because they are more likely to become severely ill if they get COVID-19. This could be due to their older age, medical conditions or being pregnant or recently pregnant.
Those who have children who are too young for COVID-19 vaccination, may also decide to continue with masking to reduce their risk of getting COVID-19. Masking can prevent transmission to their children or other people in their lives who are at higher risk of being severely ill.
If you choose to continue masking, you may find this raises questions for some of the people in your life, and some may not feel comfortable masking up if you ask them to. Here are some things to consider when having a conversation with friends or family about wearing masks:
- Ask them to understand that not everyone feels comfortable without a mask yet. “It may take me a while to feel comfortable without a mask since I’m so used to wearing it.”
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If you’re comfortable with it, explain the reason you are wearing a mask. “I have(name the condition) and my doctor recommends that I continue to wear a mask even though I’m fully vaccinated.”
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Ask them to join you. “I’m still not feeling comfortablewithout a mask. I’d love to spend time with you, but it will be easier for me to enjoy our conversation and time together if we both wear masks.”
- If you’d like them to mask up when you’re together, avoid shaming or scare tactics, such as criticizing people who don’t mask. This type of talk is more likely to shut down conversations.
You can find OHA’s recommendations for face coverings here as well as information on the places face covering are still required.
On Wednesday, July 14, OHA held a Q and A Facebook Live on reopening Oregon. Questions were answered by Michael Woods, Oregon OSHA Administrator, and Dr. Dean Sidelinger, State Health Officer and Epidemiologist.
You can find the video and see the timestamps for questions on the OHA blog.
In early July, Oregon achieved a 70% vaccination rate for Oregonians 18 years of age and older. Approaching this number in late June enabled Governor Brown to reopen the state on June 30. However, vaccination rates for Hispanic/Latino/a/x, American Indian/Alaska Native and Black/African American/African Immigrant communities are still hovering in the mid-40% range.
To close the equity gap for communities of color, OHA is recommitting and focusing on increasing vaccination access through a vaccination equity strategy aimed at achieving a goal of vaccinating 80% of adults of color by the end of this summer. OHA is also committed to vaccinating 80% of all adults in coming months.
Read more about the equity goals and related updates to the data dashboards in the news release.
Upcoming change to data reporting
Starting Monday, July 19, the Coronavirus Update newsletter will include a shorter version of the daily data on cases, vaccinations, hospitalizations and deaths with a link to the detailed report.
There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,810, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 322 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 211,631.
Today, OHA reported that 6,125 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 2,904 doses were administered on July 14 and 3,221 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on July 14. Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize.
The seven-day running average is now 5,224 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered 2,591,443 first and second doses of Pfizer, 1,761,856 first and second doses of Moderna and 174,714 single doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
As of today, 2,438,195 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,242,125 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series.
To date, 2,973,645 doses of Pfizer, 2,266,140 doses of Moderna and 299,100 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to sites across Oregon.
These data are preliminary and subject to change.
Updated vaccination data are provided on Oregon’s COVID-19 data dashboards and have been updated today.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 137, which is 15 more than yesterday. There are 38 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is four 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.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (5), Clackamas (33), Columbia (8), Coos (3), Crook (6), Curry (2), Deschutes (13), Douglas (15), Jackson (25), Jefferson (1), Josephine (19), Klamath (4), Lake (1), Lane (10), Linn (18), Marion (37), Morrow (4), Multnomah (22), Polk (9), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (32), Union (3), Wasco (3), Washington (39) and Yamhill (8).
Oregon’s 2,804th death is a 78-year-old man from Deschutes County who died on Jan. 5. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Location of death and underlying conditions are being confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,805th death is a 59-year-old man from Baker County who tested positive on July 7 and died on July 13 at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,806th death is a 63-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on June 30 and died on July 13 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,807th death is a 75-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on July 11 and died on July 13 at Providence Medford Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,808th death is a 56-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on May 20 and died on June 18 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,809th death is an 83-year-old woman from Morrow County who tested positive on Nov. 30, 2020 and died on Dec. 9, 2020. Location of death and underlying conditions are being confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,810th death is a 68-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive on April 24 and died on May 5 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
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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