A8 STATE East Oregonian Thursday, June 10, 2021 Little risk level change as Oregon nears vaccination goal By GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Most Orego- nians will see no change this week to local COVID-19 risk level restrictions as 30 coun- ties retained their current tiers, Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday, June 8. But if about 100,000 more residents get vacci- nated, the whole system of do’s and don’ts would go away. “If you have been wait- ing to get vaccinated, go get your shot today,” Brown said. “It’s never been easier to get an appointment.” The new weekly COVID- 19 risk rankings released showed f ive cou nt ies moving down a level, with just one rising. Lane, Coos and Wasco counties dropped to lower risk, the least restrictive category. Yamhill and Jose- phine counties will drop to moderate level. The changes in the five counties will go into eff ect June 9, sooner than in some previous risk level 70% of all eligible state resi- dents have at least one shot of vaccine, she’ll lift nearly Eff ective through June 17 all restrictions on businesses, Multnomah Lower Risk (21) Polk schools, events and restau- Sherman Baker Yamhill (Moved rants. Tillamook Benton from High) Late June 8, Brown touted Union Clatsop High Risk (11) that 67.1% of eligible adult Wallowa Coos (Moved Clackamas Oregonians had received at Wasco (Moved from Moderate) Columbia least a shot. from Moderate) Curry Crook “We need 97,168 more Washington Deschutes Douglas people to get their shot,” she Wheeler Gilliam Jackson wrote on Twitter.Like many Moderate Risk Grant Hearing Aids Jeff erson states, Oregon is offering (4) 2 Hearing Aids Hood River 2 2 Hearing Aids Klamath Harney (Moved for as low as prizes for those inoculated. Lake Linn for as low as Lane (Moved as low as One person will receive $1 from Lower) for Kristyna Wentz-Graff /Oregon Public Broadcasting, File million, while one person Malheur Josephine from Moderate) Gov. Kate Brown tours a drive-thru mass COVID-19 vaccina- in each of the 36 counties Marion (Moved from Lincoln tion clinic at Portland International Airport on April 9, 2021. will get $10,000. The state is High) Umatilla Morrow also off ering fi ve $100,000 2 Hearing Aids Oregon College Savings announcements in prior meant to limit the spread of have been inoculated with Clackamas, Polk, Tillamook Plan scholarships to vacci- weeks. COVID-19. for as low as Harney was the only Brown has shifted the the Pfizer or Moderna and Clatsop are above 60%. nated youths. county to move into a more emphasis on risk level assign- vaccines, which are adminis- The four lowest county The drawing will take restrictive level. It will be ments to include how well a tered in two shots separated vaccination rates are Lake, place June 28, with winners at moderate risk eff ective county is doing in vaccinat- by about one month. Those Malheur, Umatilla and announced the following Friday, June 11. ing residents. receiving the Johnson & Gilliam, with each having week. Anyone in the state’s All other counties remain Counties that can show Johnson vaccine receive just administered one shot to vaccination registration at their current levels until they had administered at one shot. 39% or less of residents. system by midnight June 27 at least June 17. There will least one shot to 65% of Deschutes, Multnomah, Union County’s vaccina- is eligible. be 21 counties at the lower eligible adult residents are Wa s h i n g t o n , B e nt o n , tion rate is just 43%, while The next set of risk level risk level, four at moderate allowed to drop to the lower Lincoln and Hood River Wallowa County is 54.7%, revisions will be announced risk, and 11 at the high risk risk level regardless of infec- have all surpassed the 65% according to the Oregon June 15 and will be in eff ect level. The higher the risk tion rates in their county. threshold. Health Authority website. from Friday, June 18, to level, the more restrictions Most Oregon residents Lane County is at 64%. Brown has said when Thursday, June 24. 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