Nov. 19, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine booster doses may be available in Oregon this weekend for people age 18 and older. Earlier today, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel, unanimously recommended Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 booster doses for people age 18 and older who received their second vaccine dose at least six months ago.
A booster is a vaccine dose given to someone whose immune response from the primary vaccine series has waned over time. If authorized by the CDC Director and Western States, booster doses for 18+ will be available to nearly 1.25 million people across Oregon. To learn more, read the full statement from Oregon Health Authority.
Visit Get Vaccinated Oregon or call 211 to find a nearby vaccine provider.
For some folks, holiday shopping is just as important as baking homemade cookies, gathering with friends and family and giving presents. And while it’s true that COVID-19 has changed the way we shop, it doesn’t have to dampen the spirit of giving. If you follow a few tips to protect yourself and others, holiday shopping can still be safe and fun.
“The general message is get vaccinated, wear a mask, keep your distance, avoid crowds, and wash your hands,” says Dr. Thomas Jeanne, Deputy State Health Officer and Deputy State Epidemiologist with Oregon Health Authority (OHA). To continuing reading this story, visit Oregon Vaccine News.
 
We want to keep you informed about COVID-19 in Oregon. Data are provisional and change frequently.
- Samples for 523,858 tests have been reported positive.
- Samples for 7,394,729 tests have been reported negative.
OHA resolves high positivity rate issue
OHA has resolved a technical issue that resulted in a 14% positivity rate for COVID-19 tests being reported Nov. 16.
Due to server issues on Nov. 15, 3,094 test results were automatically mislabeled, causing them to be counted as positive test results and included in the percent positivity calculation.
These 3,094 test results have now been assigned the appropriate status, and they will be removed from the testing counts and percent positivity on OHA’s data dashboards with today’s data refresh. The agency is now reporting 2,095 positive tests and a 6.2% positivity for Nov. 15.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 407, which is 12 fewer than yesterday. There are 94 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is 10 fewer than yesterday.
There are 62 available adult ICU beds out of 699 total (9% availability) and 261 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,059 (6% availability).
Note: Please do not visit an emergency department for COVID-19 testing, unless you require emergency care for your symptoms.
Emergency departments in Oregon are under significant strain. You can find a test here.
If you have a medical condition that doesn’t require emergency care, contact your provider. An urgent care center may also help you get the care you need and will save emergency departments from added strain.
More information about hospital capacity can be found here.
Vaccinations in Oregon
Today, OHA reported that 25,359 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Nov. 18. Of that total, 2,896 were initial doses, 667 were second doses and 8,483 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 13,242 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Nov. 18.
The seven-day running average is now 18,181 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered 3,435,266 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 43,104 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,168,679 doses of Moderna and 238,090 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
As of today, 2,902,606 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,642,003 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.
Cases and COVID-19 deaths
There are 28 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,914, OHA reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
OHA reported 1,090 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 384,062.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (13), Benton (17), Clackamas (79), Clatsop (2), Columbia (17), Coos (21), Crook (21), Curry (1), Deschutes (97), Douglas (60), Grant (6), Harney (2), Hood River (11), Jackson (49), Jefferson (21), Josephine (30), Klamath (33), Lake (1), Lane (83), Lincoln (16), Linn (64), Malheur (6), Marion (97), Morrow (6), Multnomah (140), Polk (22), Tillamook (5), Umatilla (23), Union (6), Wasco (3), Washington (111), Wheeler (1), and Yamhill (26).
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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