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PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
When might you get a COVID-19
vaccine?
Shortages, fast-changing
eligibility and a lack of clarity as to when and
where people can go for their COVID-19 shot has led
to confusion about the vaccination rollout.
After the state announced last week vaccinations would soon be
available to K-12 educators, early child care providers and those 65
and older, Oregon officials learned of a federal shortage that
forced them to change the guidelines.
To help, the East Oregonian wanted to provide the most
recent information available and resources to find out
more regarding when and where COVID-19
vaccinations are available.
JAN.
FEB.
Phase
1a (Currently being distributed and will continue through January and February)
Group 1
Group 2
• Hospitals • Urgent care
• Other long-term care facilities and congregate care facilities and
• Skilled nursing and memory care facility congregate care sites, including health care providers and residents
health care providers and residents
• Personnel of group homes for children or adults with intellectual
• Emergency medical service providers
and developmental disabilities • Hospice programs
and other first responders
• Individuals working in a correctional setting
• Tribal health programs
• Mobile crisis care, and related services
Group 3
• Outpatient settings serving specific high-risk groups
• In-home care • Day treatment services
• Nonemergency medical transport
MARCH
Group 4
• Health care personnel working in other outpatient
and public health settings
Eligibility
APRIL
MAY
Want to know when you're eligible for a
vaccine? You can use a vaccination eligibility
tool on the Oregon Health Authority website:
covidvaccine.oregon.gov; sign up with your
county health department for notifications or
talk to your care provider. If you still have
questions about where and when you
can be vaccinated, call 211.
Phase 1b and 1c
(Projected to be distributed February through April)
• Child care providers, early learning and K-12 educators
and staff are eligible for vaccination starting Jan. 25.
• Essential Workers (Tier 1–6 has not been identified
at this point.)
• High risk populations
• Older age groups eligible for vaccination are as follows:
•Over 80 eligible on Feb. 8
•Over 75 eligibility date to be determined
•Over 70 eligibility date to be determined
•Over 65 eligibility date to be determined
JUNE
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER
and ALEXANDRA JAFFE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden was sworn
in as the 46th president of the United States on
Wednesday, Jan. 20, declaring that “democracy
has prevailed” and summoning American resil-
ience and unity to confront the deeply divided
nation’s historic confl uence of crises.
Biden took the oath at a U.S. Capitol that had
been battered by an insurrectionist siege just two
weeks earlier. On a cold Washington morning
dotted with snow fl urries, the quadrennial cere-
mony unfolded within a circle of security forces
evocative of a war zone and devoid of crowds
because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead, Biden gazed out over 200,000 Ameri-
can fl ags planted on the National Mall to symbol-
ize those who could not attend in person.
“The will of the people has been heard, and
the will of the people has been heeded. We’ve
learned again that democracy is precious and
See Biden, Page A7
PUBLIC SAFETY
Side effects of kratom include
seizures and hallucinations
About the vaccines
Currently, two vaccines are authorized and
recommended for use, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention:
JULY
Joe Biden takes the
helm as 46th president
of the United States
Pendleton police
arrest man on kratom
Phase 2a and 2b
(Projected to be distributed May through August)
• Critical populations
• General populations
Pres. Biden:
‘Democracy
has prevailed’
Pfizer-BioNTech
Moderna
Type: mRNA
Doses: Two, 21 days apart
Effectiveness: 95%
Type: mRNA
Doses: Two, 28 days apart
Effectiveness: 94.1%
For more information on COVID-19 in Oregon, go to:
https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19
AUG.
Phase 3
(Projected to be distributed August through December)
• Continuation of previous phases
SEPT.
Source: Oregon Health Authority
Alan Kenaga/For the East Oregonian
By BRYCE DOLE
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Police arrested a man
on Monday, Jan. 18, who was suffering from
an “apparent psychosis” offi cers say was most
likely brought on by the substance kratom, as
he caused a public disturbance and later leapt
through a second-story closed window before he
was arrested, according to a press release.
At around 7:30 p.m., Pendleton police
received multiple reports of a public disturbance
from residents on the 700 block of Southwest
First Street. Upon arriving, police found Daniel
P. Kemp, 37, who police described as agitated,
screaming, removing his clothing, going into
neighboring residences, destroying property and
running in and out of his home, the press release
said.
Offi cers attempted to de-escalate the situa-
tion. But Kemp fl ed inside a building, ran to the
second story, jumped through a closed window
and landed on the ground outside, according to
the press release. Offi cers went outside and found
Kemp covered in blood. Paramedics had already
been requested to the scene because of Kemp’s
condition, according to the press release.
See Kratom, Page A7
County to receive 1,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Umatilla County Public Health plans
event in Pendleton for Friday, Jan. 22
BRYCE DOLE
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Umatilla County
Public Health has received approxi-
mately 1,000 doses of the Moderna
COVID-19 vaccine and will be hold-
ing a drive-thru event on Friday, Jan.
22, at the Pendleton Convention Center
to immunize a group specifi ed by the
Oregon Health Authority.
Those eligible to receive the vaccine
at the Jan. 22 event include traditional
health care workers who provide in-per-
son services, long-term care facilities
that were not covered by the Federal
Pharmacy Partnership, home health
providers, people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities and their
caregivers, and other congregate care
facilities in Phase 1a.
The health department said the allo-
cation is not for individuals in other
Phase 1a or 1b groups, including school-
teachers and people over the age of 65.
The event will take place from
8 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the press
release. The health department added
that it is prepared to hold weekly clin-
ics “pending vaccine allocation” from
the state.
The new shipment comes as county
health offi cials learned on Wednes-
day, Jan. 20, the state would be send-
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
See Vaccine, Page A7
A bottle of the COVID-19 vaccine sits on the counter at Yellowhawk Tribal
Health Center in Mission on Dec. 18, 2020.