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Meeting people where they are at with resources and vaccination in Benton County

Posted on October 11, 2021December 10, 2021 by juliahakes

With school back in session and school staff vaccination requirements, Benton County Health Services wanted to make sure they made COVID-19 vaccination convenient for students, families and people who work in schools. They reached out to Katrina Doughty, Regional Field Operations Coordinator for OHA’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Unit (CRRU), who supports vaccination efforts in their region and asked if they could collaborate on a mini tour of schools in the county.

Booster doses and third doses: OHA answers your questions

Posted on October 6, 2021December 10, 2021 by juliahakes

Today, Public Health Director Rachael Banks and Senior Health Advisor Dr. Ann Thomas of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) answered questions about COVID-19 booster doses and third doses.

Third vs. booster doses: Live Q&A

Posted on October 1, 2021December 10, 2021 by juliahakes

We know many Oregonians have questions about COVID-19 third doses and booster doses.
Join us Wednesday, October 6 at 11:30 a.m. for a Facebook Live Q&A to get your questions answered by our experts, Public Health Director Rachael Banks and Senior Health Advisor Dr. Ann Thomas.

La gobernadora Brown y el Oregon Health Authority brindan actualizaciones sobre las vacunas de refuerzo de Oregón

Posted on September 28, 2021 by juliahakes

Hoy, la Directora de Salud Pública del Oregon Health Authority, Rachael Banks y el Dr. Tom Jeanne, Asesor Principal de Salud de OHA, se unieron a la Gobernadora Kate Brown para brindar una actualización sobre el plan de Oregón para administrar inyecciones de la vacuna de refuerzo de Pfizer contra el COVID-19 a los residentes de Oregón elegibles. Colt Gill, Director del Departamento de Educación de Oregon (ODE), también respondió preguntas sobre las escuelas y el COVID-19.

Governor Brown and the Oregon Health Authority provide updates about Oregon booster shots

Posted on September 28, 2021December 10, 2021 by juliahakes

Today, the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Director, Rachael Banks and Dr. Tom Jeanne, OHA Senior Health Advisor joined Governor Kate Brown to provide an update on Oregon’s plan for delivering booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible Oregonians. Colt Gill, Director of the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), also answered questions about schools and COVID-19.

What is a COVID-19 booster and do I need it?

Posted on September 27, 2021December 9, 2021 by juliahakes

You may have heard that booster shots have been recommended for some people who received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Booster shots are given when the protection from a vaccination begins to decrease. Getting a booster can help people continue their immunity for a longer period. Booster doses have not yet been recommended for people […]

Pfizer-BioNTech booster for specific groups recommended by Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup

Posted on September 24, 2021December 9, 2021 by juliahakes

The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has recommended the following groups of people who received the Pfizer vaccine should receive a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months after their second dose: People 65 and older, People living in a long-term care facility, and People 50-64 with underlying medical conditions. People […]

Oregón está preparado para proveer vacunas de refuerzo de COVID-19 a personas elegibles

Posted on September 24, 2021December 3, 2021 by jessedhoneyman

Oregon está listo para poner las vacunas de refuerzo a disposición de las personas que son elegibles para recibir una. Siempre y cuando el Grupo de Trabajo de Revisión de Seguridad Científica de los Estados del Oeste apruebe una recomendación federal. La cual haría disponible las vacunas de refuerzo de la vacuna Pfizer para las personas mayores y las personas en categorías de alto riesgo.

Recommendation of Pfizer vaccine booster dose for some under review

Posted on September 23, 2021December 16, 2021 by juliahakes

Oregon is ready to make booster shots available to people who are eligible to receive one, if the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup approves a federal recommendation to make booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine available to seniors and people in high-risk categories.

El OHA publica una declaración sobre la recomendación de dosis de refuerzo

Posted on September 17, 2021 by juliahakes

Hoy, los funcionarios de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) se reunieron con expertos médicos para discutir si recomendar que las personas que previamente han sido vacunadas por completo con la vacuna contra el COVID-19 de Pfizer, reciban una inyección de refuerzo para ayudar a mantener la efectividad de sus vacunas durante tiempo. En […]