Vaccine Voices: ‘It’s not every day you get your vaccine in a livestock barn’
Demand for COVID-19 vaccination has been so high in many counties that local public health authorities have had to get creative in meeting the needs of their communities.
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How school COVID-19 testing supports in-person learning this school year
Every layer matters. Regular COVID-19 testing will help Oregon schools identify cases of COVID-19 infection early. Combined with cohorting, this will also help schools determine which students or staff need to isolate or quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others.
Vaccine Voices: ‘I have complete faith in my doctors.’
When word came last week that the Pfizer pediatric vaccine had been approved for children ages 5 through 11, Lori Robinson had two questions: when and where? She added her sons Rowdy, 8, and Stetson, 5, to their family doctor’s wait list, but days later when she learned the vaccine was available at the local hospital, she was on her way.
Vaccine Voices: ‘It’s about our common life together.’
Senitila McKinley, founder and director of Seashore Family Literacy in Waldport, grew up in a village in Tonga, a group of islands located in the South Pacific Ocean. To this day, Senitila says any hesitancy she had about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 wasn’t about the vaccine, but the needle. She says her fear of needles began when she went to get her first vaccine as a child. When she saw the needle, Senitila ran home. But her father “believed in Western medicine,” and carried her back.
Oregon Health Authority hosts Facebook Live Q&A to discuss pediatric COVID-19 vaccine
On Tuesday, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, State Health Officer and State Epidemiologist, and Dr. Antwon Chavis, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University and a pediatrician at Doernbecher Pediatrics Clinic, answered questions on the recent authorization to extend COVID-19 vaccinations for youth between 5 and 11 years old. “By our estimates there are approximately 330,000 youth within that age group […]
Throughout Oregon, younger kids are getting vaccinated. “Mom’s so happy, she could cry – and did.”
Eight-year-old Jasmine Van Horne is not normally keen on shots, but the promise of the fun she’ll once again be able to share in was all she needed to line up for the first pediatric vaccinations in Curry County. Her 10-year-old brother, Jordan, was right there beside her. “I was happy because my son has special needs,” […]
Social Cards – Children 5-11 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
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Isolation and quarantine: Two important ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools
Every layer matters. Once a COVID-19 case is identified at school, isolation and quarantine are the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others.
Western States Scientific Safety Review Group recommends pediatric doses of Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
Following review of recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has confirmed that pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children are safe and effective for children ages 5 through 11.
CDC advisory panel recommends pediatric COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11
Today, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a panel of medical and public health experts convened by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), voted 14 to 0 to recommend the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11.