What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Oregon Thursday – KGW.com

President Biden wants all US adults to be vaccine-eligible by May 1. Here are the top vaccine facts for Thursday, March 11.

Here's who is eligible for a COVID vaccine in Oregon

As of March 1, everyone in Phase 1A and groups 1-5 of Phase 1B is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon. That includes:

Where to get a COVID vaccine in Oregon and Washington

From mass vaccination clinics to pharmacies to community clinics, KGW has compiled a list of where people can get the vaccine in Oregon and southwest Washington, or how to sign up for it online. Appointment time slots have been filling up quickly, so please check scheduling portals often to secure a spot.

The sign-up process for COVID-19 vaccination in the Portland metro area changed March 1. Eligible people will be notified when a dose is available for them. The names of eligible people in the metro area will be gleaned from the Get Vaccinated Oregon database and sent to the state's partners at the Oregon Convention Center.

President Biden sets May 1 target to have all adults vaccine-eligible

One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address Thursday night to announce his plan to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and begin to mark our independence from this virus by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help.

Four Oregon health centers chosen to get vaccines directly from federal government in effort to increase equity

In an effort to be more equitable, four health centers in Oregon became part of a new federal vaccine program that began in February. The program's goal is to get more shots in the arms of underserved communities and those disproportionately hurt by the pandemic.

"One of the things we've witnessed during the pandemic is structural racism," Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation Executive Director Serena Cruz said.

More than 445,000 Oregonians considered fully vaccinated

Oregon has administered a total of 1,235,071 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Thursday, including more than 445,000 second doses. 1,562,835 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

Four former presidents, first ladies urge Americans to get COVID vaccine in PSA

Four former presidents are urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as COVID-19 doses are available to them, as part of a campaign to overcome hesitancy about the shots.

Two public service announcements from the Ad Council and the business-supported COVID Collaborative feature Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter as well as first ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Rosalynn Carter. All of them have received doses of the COVID-19 vaccines.

VERIFY: COVID-19 vaccines for zoo animals have no impact on human shot distribution

Vaccines for animals are developed differently and by different companies than human vaccines. So no animal is getting a vaccine that could have gone to people.

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