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A2 THE BULLETIN • SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2021 The Bulletin How to reach us LOCAL, STATE & REGION DESCHUTES COUNTY CIRCULATION Didn’t receive your paper? Start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 Total COVID-19 cases as of Saturday, Jan. 9: Deschutes County cases: 4,489 (80 new cases) Deschutes County deaths: 27 (3 new deaths*) Crook County cases: 530 (18 new cases) Crook County deaths: 8 (zero new deaths) PHONE HOURS 6 a.m.-noon Tuesday-Friday 7 a.m.-noon Saturday-Sunday and holidays Jefferson County cases: 1,592 (8 new cases) Jefferson County deaths: 20 (zero new deaths) Oregon cases: 124,490 (1,643 new cases) Oregon deaths: 1,603 (28 new deaths) GENERAL INFORMATION 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 120 108 new cases (Jan. 1) 110 90 new cases 100 (Nov. 27) 7 ways to help limit its spread: 1. Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 2. Avoid touching your face. 3. Avoid close contact with sick people. 4. Stay home. 5. In public, stay 6 feet from others and wear a cloth face covering or mask. 6. Cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue or cough into your elbow. 7. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. 90 80 7-day average 70 60 47 new cases 50 (Nov. 14) 40 31 new cases 28 new cases (Oct. 31) 30 16 new cases (July 16) ONLINE 130 (Dec. 4) (Sept. 19) 9 new cases www.bendbulletin.com BULLETIN GRAPHIC 129 new cases What is COVID-19? It’s an infection caused by a new coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause a range of symptoms. Some usually cause mild illness. Some, like this one, can cause more severe symptoms and can be fatal. Symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath. *Oregon’s 1,579th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 6. The 1,580th death is a 78-year-old man who tested positive Dec. 31 and died Jan. 5. The 1,581st death is an 80-year-old man who tested positive Dec. 28 and died Jan. 6. 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Call to ask about deadlines, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Phone ..........................................541-385-5809 Fax .................................................541-598-3150 Email .......................obits@bendbulletin.com A group of Oregonians re- sponsible for recommending who should be next in line for coronavirus inoculations spent much of its first substantive meeting Thursday getting their bearings on the fundamentals of the state’s immunization program and outlining how health systems have disadvan- taged minorities. The 27-member Vac- cine Advisory Committee is charged with advising the Or- egon Health Authority on who should get shots of the corona- virus vaccine once health care workers and senior care resi- dents and staff have been vac- cinated, with a particular focus on ensuring historically mar- ginalized groups get shots. “Systems are created in a way that they totally discon- nect from the reality of work- ing with people,” said commit- tee member Marin Arreola, principal of a group that helps non-English speakers get ac- cess to health care. “And for me, it’s really important that we deal with that trauma and making people feel not dis- counted but valued.” The health authority con- vened the group as part of its goal of “addressing structural racism and other forms of sys- temic oppression” to ensure marginalized and hard-hit Dave Killen/The Oregonian file Paramedics Jessica Jimerson and Amy Benson take a selfie Dec. 30 after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations at American Medical Response headquarters in Portland. communities are able to access the vaccine. Members of those commu- nities, including Latinos, Pa- cific Islanders, Blacks, and peo- ple with disabilities, took turns Thursday voicing doubts their respective groups have about the health care system, includ- ing the reluctance among some to be vaccinated. “This community doesn’t have trust in any system that comes from any form of gov- ernment,” said Musse Olol, president of the Somali Amer- ican Council of Oregon. “And that’s the very reason I joined this group.” The committee’s three-hour meeting did not result in any decisions for the appropriate vaccination order. One pro- posed vote, whether the group should endorse the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines, was ta- bled until the next meeting so the members could learn more. Oregon must still vaccinate all 360,000 or so health care workers and senior care resi- dents and staff who are first in line for a shot. About 65,000 Oregonians have received at least one shot of the corona- virus vaccine so far, state data show. At the governor’s request, the state’s approximately 75,000 educators will most likely be next, as well as prison inmates, who will be vaccinated to stave off a prisoner lawsuit, the Ore- gon Health Authority’s public health director said. “Just wanted to be really up- front and clear about those decision points that have been made,” Rachael Banks said, tempering the committee’s ex- pectations about the scope of its influence. The advisory committee has no power to order certain health authority decisions, but will advise the agency on who should get vaccinated after the state’s priority groups. The committee is expected to meet at least once a week for the next five weeks before it is- sues recommendations. Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, said his agency would follow the committee’s recommendations. “We’re going to go with your answers because you represent the communities most directly impacted by the coronavirus,” Allen said during the meeting. Allen’s agency created the committee to help ensure some of the groups most in need are not overlooked for early access to the vaccine. Black Oregonians, for exam- ple, have had more than twice as many cases per 100,000 peo- ple as whites, according to the health authority, and Hispanics have had four times as many cases per 100,000 as non-His- panics. STATE BRIEFING Jackson County GOP office vandalized At least two people are be- lieved to have vandalized Jack- son County Republican Party offices Thursday morning. A man and a woman were captured on surveillance video shattering windows at the downtown Medford office and spray-painting anti-fascist graf- fiti, according to party volun- teer Joyce Michelangelo, who called police. Medford Police Lt. Mike Bureau confirmed that a po- lice report has been filed in the vandalism. At about 2:15 a.m. Thurs- day, cameras captured a woman spray-painting the words “No Fascist Coup,” while a man spray painted a stenciled black- and-red logo used by people who associate themselves with the political movement known as antifa, which stands for “an- ti-fascism.” Antifa is not a singu- lar organization, but rather a be- lief system that opposes fascism. The vandalism was not the first for the office, particularly as political tensions flared during the Trump administration. Vandals damaged the Jack- son County Republican Party offices twice in the summer of 2019, according to earlier news reports, each costing the party thousands of dollars. Replacing windows after one of the vandalism incidents cost more than $3,300, according to an August 2019 report. in the newly-purchased sin- gle-occupancy pods. Each of the pods, or tiny homes, is about 8 by 12 feet, with electricity, heat systems and a built-in bed. A common building with a kitchen, bath- room and other amenities will be added to the site. The pods had only been at the site for about two days before the vandal struck, Joint Office of Homeless Services spokesman Denis Theriault said. The shelter was originally expected to open at the end of the December, but the van- dalism and other delays have pushed that date until Feb. 1. Residents will be allowed to live at the site for up to two years while they seek more permanent housing. — Bulletin wire reports Vandal damages village designed for homeless County officials and police say the opening of a tiny home village for homeless people in North Portland has been de- layed after a vandal destroyed nearly every sleeping pod in the shelter. Officer Melissa Newhard, a Portland Police Bureau spokes- woman, said the vandal en- tered the St. Johns Village on Dec. 19 and broke out win- dows in 15 of the shelter’s 19 tiny homes. 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