Oregon could have enough vaccines for all adult volunteers by April 21

For those still waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, the past two weeks have brought good news.

First, on February 26, Governor Kate Brown announced that all Oregonians would be eligible for a vaccine by July 1. Then, on March 2, President Joe Biden announced that he expected to have enough doses for every adult in the country by the end of it. of May.

But there’s another date the Oregon Health Authority has been more low-key on: April 21.

That’s when the state expects to have enough doses on hand for 70% of adults in Oregon to receive their first dose. (The projection assumes that current supply projections hold.)

With a significant portion of Oregonians hesitant or outright opposed to vaccination, it may mean that everyone interested should be able to find a dose by that date.

“Based on the current federal forecast of vaccines received, we should actually be at a location by April 21, where we would have received enough vaccines to reach 70% of the adult population and as the president told the President yesterday. at the end of May, 100% of the adult population, “Oregon Health Authority director Patrick Allen told the Oregon House COVID-19 subcommittee on March 3.” We believe that it’s a reasonably reliable forecast of where we should be. “