August 30, 2021
Nancy is originally from Mexico, but has lived in United States most of her life. After spending about a year in Oregon working as a nurse in a McMinnville assisted living facility, she moved to Illinois with her husband where she continues to help seniors with their daily care.
Due to her line of work, Nancy was eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in February 2021 and as soon as she learned that the vaccine was available to her, she did not hesitate to get it.
Nancy knew she also wanted to start a family, so she took the time to chat with her doctor and search the internet for information about COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy.
“I was confident that my doctor knew what he was talking about when he told me that the vaccine was not going cause an infertility problem,” said Nancy. “I also read accredited articles from the CDC and WHO and knew that getting the vaccine was the right decision.”
Nancy is now five months pregnant and both she and her baby are healthy. Sometimes, Nancy hears family or friends in the United States and Mexico talk about the misinformation surrounding vaccines and infertility.
“It makes me very angry when I hear this because I know it is false and people share it as if it were real,” said Nancy. “I want to tell people to put their trust in their doctor, ask questions of professionals who know about COVID-19, and do their own research on reputable sources of information. That helped me a lot to know what is real and what is just a rumor”.
Nancy Vera
Most kids in Oregon are either back in school already or will be soon. This is a great time to make sure your child is up-to-date on their routine immunizations.
In Oregon, children are required to receive certain childhood vaccines in order to attend school. Talk with your child’s health care provider about what vaccines your child needs to stay healthy this school year. Many health care providers can also give your child a flu shot to protect them during the flu season. With COVID-19 spreading in our communities, it’s even more important to protect our children from the flu and other preventable diseases.
As a parent or guardian, another way you can help protect your children is to get the COVID-19 vaccine. You may be able to schedule your own vaccination at the same time as your child’s immunization visit. Children 12 or older can also get their COVID-19 vaccines at the same time as other vaccines. If you have questions about COVID-19 vaccination for your children or yourself, your health care provider can answer them.
The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program offers free vaccines to families who cannot afford to pay for their children’s vaccines. Call 211 to find out more about VFC.
You can learn more about routine vaccination by visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Growing Up with Vaccines interactive guide, which provides information on the vaccines recommended during pregnancy, throughout childhood, and into adulthood.
Find out more about COVID-19 vaccination on OHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine webpage.
If your children need health insurance, they may be eligible for the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). It is open to all children and teens younger than 19, regardless of immigration status, who meet income and other criteria. Trained community partners across the state can help you fill out an application. Visit http://www.OHP.Oregon.gov to find community partners in your area.
 Screenshot of video about school vaccination.
The Oregon Hospital Capacity Web System (HOSCAP), which predates COVID-19, has been used throughout the pandemic by hospitals, health systems and state health authorities for health planning and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, published today, has several findings:
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COVID-19-positive hospitalizations peaked in summer 2020, followed by a larger fall peak.
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Hospitalized patients testing positive for COVID-19 surged again in spring 2021, as patients with suspected COVID-19 continued to decline.
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Though trends varied between regions, bed capacity constraints were widespread.
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In the fall and summer 2020 surges, COVID-19-positive hospitalizations initially peaked approximately two weeks after COVID-19 cases.
Hospital capacity data is published Monday through Friday on OHA’s COVID-19 data dashboards.
We want to keep you informed about COVID-19 in Oregon. Data are provisional and change frequently.
• Samples for 385,470 tests have been reported positive.
• Samples for 5,906,766 tests have been reported negative.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 1,120, which is 23 fewer than yesterday. There are 316 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is 14 fewer than yesterday.
There are 39 available adult ICU beds out of 671 total (6% availability) and 314 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,240 (7% availability).
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.
Today, OHA reported that 4,629 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 761 were initial doses and 508 were second doses administered on Aug. 29. The remaining 3,240 were administered on previous days, but were entered into the vaccine registry on Aug. 29.
The seven-day running average is now 8,455 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered 2,806,231 first and second doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 1,843,095 first and second doses of Moderna and 198,446 single doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
As of today, 2,623,918 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,399,069 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series.
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.
Today we're reporting 5,545 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 over the past three days as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 273,896. The new cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (17), Benton (62), Clackamas (452), Clatsop (58), Columbia (66), Coos (83), Crook (27), Curry (58), Deschutes (431), Douglas (442), Gilliam (2), Grant (17), Harney (12), Hood River (17), Jackson (486), Jefferson (39), Josephine (255), Klamath (72), Lane (529), Lincoln (110), Linn (248), Malheur (21), Marion (528), Morrow (20), Multnomah (583), Polk (49), Sherman (2), Tillamook (81), Umatilla (80), Union (62), Wallowa (32), Wasco (29), Washington (451) and Yamhill (124).
Oregon reports 2,493 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Aug. 27, 1,864 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Aug. 28, and 1,188 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Aug. 29.
There are 40 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,155. More information on COVID-19 related deaths can be found here: oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx
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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