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Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Vaccine: J & J vaccine has been paused
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Ellen Morris Bishop/For the Wallowa County Chieftain
The 75th Anniversary Chief Joseph Days Honor Court following
the CJD Coronation on Saturday, April 17, 2021. From left are
Destiny Wecks, Brianna Micka and Casidee Harrod.
Honors: ‘This is only
the second honor
court in the history of
Chief Joseph Days’
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technically remained intact
until she bestowed three
equal crowns to Harrod,
Micka and Wecks on Satur-
day night.
“This is only the second
honor court in the history of
Chief Joseph Days,” CJD
Board President Terry Jones
said. “All three wanted to
come back. They didn’t
want to have the competi-
tion, and they all made sac-
rifi ces to be here, especially
the seniors Brianna and
Casidee. But next year we’ll
go back to a more normal
process for the court.”
Lost Prairie-area sil-
versmith Larry Bacon was
named the grand marshal of
the Chief Joseph Days cel-
ebration. Bacon grew up on
the family homestead at the
far north end of Wallowa
County, attending a one-
room schoolhouse for ele-
mentary grades. He crafted
his fi rst pair of spurs at age
13. Although he also crafts
bits, buckles and jewelry,
he’s best known for making
the spurs awarded to the all-
around CJD champion for
the past 30 years.
Jones recognized retir-
ing board members, includ-
ing Jeff West, Diane Wither-
rite, 25-year member Doris
Noland and 30-year mem-
ber Shelley Marshall, and
welcomed new board mem-
bers, including Teah Jones,
Jessie Cunningham and
Sara Freels-Tippett.
“Back in this winter, the
board decided we had two
choices: we could either
cancel this rodeo for another
year, or we could go ahead
and take our chances and
have Chief Joseph Days in
2021. And that’s what we
decided,” Terry Jones told
the coronation gathering.
“We’re full-steam ahead.”
half of the 50 slots for the
Pfi zer shot had been fi lled.
The hospital is also try-
ing to fi ll spots for a clinic
April 21 to use 200 fi rst-
doses of the Moderna vac-
cine it has on hand. As of
Monday, all but about 45 of
those spots were taken.
As of Friday, the hospital
has administered 2,130 fi rst
doses of vaccine, and 1,631
people have been fully vac-
cinated. This includes 100
individuals who received
the Johnson & Johnson vac-
cine through the hospital.
Use of that vaccine has
been temporarily put on
hold after the Centers for
Disease Control and Pre-
vention and the Food and
Drug Administration called
Tuesday, April 13, for a
nationwide halt to admin-
istering it after six women
were hospitalized for blood
clots following its use.
One of those women died,
according to a report from
the Oregon Capital Bureau.
Pace said a few individ-
uals have called the hos-
pital with questions, but
said they have been refer-
ring those with the J&J vac-
cine to contact their primary
care provider if they have
concerns.
Liz Powers, chief med-
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draws a dose of vaccine for administration at a clinic
Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The hospital learned Thursday, April
15, that it will be receiving 50 doses of the Pfi zer vaccine
this week.
ical offi cer for WMH, said
Thursday afternoon that
of the more than 500 Wal-
lowa County residents who
have received the J&J vac-
cine, none have had serious
reactions.
She added that providers
in the county have followed
the guidance from the CDC
and OHA and “are paus-
ing vaccination of patients
using the Johnson & John-
son COVID vaccine. This
is out of an abundance of
caution.”
Patients who wanted
the Johnson & Johnson
vaccine have been off ered
the Moderna vaccine,
and some have taken that
off er. Nobody, to Powers’
knowledge, who was set
to get the vaccine is now
declining.
I’m not aware of any-
one completely backing
out,” she said. “The patients
we’re contacting are disap-
pointed, some are ready to
get the Moderna vaccine
instead, and many are wait-
ing to see what happens
with the J&J vaccine.”
Winding Waters Medi-
cal Clinic, which had been
administering the J&J vac-
cine, also has paused its use
and is off ering Moderna to
anyone 18 and older, said
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