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(Update: all available appointments for vaccines are made)
County receives 3,140 first-dose vaccines; Phase 1a, educators also eligible
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority received 3,140 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines in Deschutes County for this week, so the county scheduled immunization appointments for those 70 and older on Tuesday .
It only took two hours to fill all the meeting slots.
“Appointments for adults 70 and over are now full,” the 11 am bulletin reads. “We hope to have dose information next week on Friday.”
“When appointment availability reopens, we plan to start scheduling appointments for adults 65 and older,” which is expected to begin statewide next Monday.
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, adults 70 and older were able to make an appointment online or by phone to receive their first dose of vaccine at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.
(Info earlier 🙂
To schedule an appointment for a vaccine for adults 70 years of age and older:
- The easiest and fastest way to register for an appointment is to book an appointment online at www.stcharleshealthcare.org/covid-vaccine-scheduling-seniors.
- If you are having difficulty registering online, please watch this video, which describes the online appointment registration process.
- If you do not have access to a computer or if no one can help you book an appointment online, please call 541-699-5109. Staff are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. Be prepared to wait on hold or call back as this line is experiencing high call volumes.
Those who qualify for Phase 1a or Phase 1b, Group 1 are encouraged to submit an online attestation form. Staff will contact eligible people to schedule their vaccine appointment.
Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
Some retail pharmacies in central Oregon offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible groups through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccination. There won’t be enough vaccines to immunize all eligible Oregonians at these locations, due to limited supply. Appointments may be available by visiting:
Albertsons / Safeway: http://www.safeway.com/pharmacy/covid-19.html
Costco: https://www.costco.com/covid-vaccine.html
Healthmart: http://www.healthmartcovidvaccine.com/
Vaccine eligibility
Eligible groups include:
Residents of central Oregon in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties can sign up here to be notified when they are eligible to receive the vaccine.
Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine in central Oregon
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