OHA COVID-19 Vaccination Information
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Phase 1A Started on December 12, 2020 Everyone in Phase 1A, Groups 1,2,3 and 4 Phase 1B Started on January 25, 2021 is eligible for the vaccine. Groups 1–4 • Individuals experiencing Phase 2 houselessness (sheltered and • Individuals working in a correctional Group 1 • Childcare providers, early unsheltered) setting learning and K–12 educators Group 1 • Hospital staff with patient care • People currently displaced by • Adults and youth in custody 16 years and staff Eligible no later than responsibilities wildfires and older • People 70 and older June 1, 2021 • Urgent care • Wildland firefighters • People who are 45–64 • Skilled nursing and memory care Group 3 Group 5 Group 7 facility healthcare personnel (HCP) • HCPs in outpatient settings serving Eligible March 1, 2021 Group 2 and residents Eligible no later than specific high-risk groups Eligible no later than • People 65 and older May 1, 2021 • Tribal health programs • Day treatment services July 1, 2021 • Emergency medical services (EMS) • Frontline workers as defined • Non-emergency medical transport Group 6 • All Oregonians 16 and older providers and other first responders by CDC** (NEMT) Eligible no later than eligible. • All health care interpreters and • Paid or unpaid caregivers (including March 29, 2021 • Multigenerational household traditional health workers in any parents or foster parents) of medically members setting within Phase 1a • Adults 45–64 with one or more fragile children or adults who live at underlying health conditions with • Adults 16–44 with one or Group 2 home increased risk* more underlying health • Adults and age-eligible children who conditions with increased risk* • Other long-term care facilities, • Migrant and seasonal farm have a medical condition or disability workers including all paid and unpaid HCP, who receive services in their homes all staff and contractors, including • Seafood and agricultural workers residents who meet the age Group 4 • Food processing workers requirements of: • All other outpatient HCPs • People living in low-income » Residential care facilities senior housing, senior • Other HCP who provide direct service congregate and independent » Adult foster care to people with I/DD and other living » Group homes for people with high-risk populations. intellectual and developmental • Other public health settings, such as disabilities HCP serving WIC, or CBO’s with direct » Other similar congregate care sites or indirect exposures Educators: • Hospice programs 152,000 approximately • Mobile crisis care and related services People eligible: People over 65: 400,000 approximately 795,000 approximately OHA 3527A (02/25/2021) * Underlying health ** Frontline workers include people who work in these industries: conditions with • A frontline worker is someone who has a job that puts the individual at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 because of: increased risk » Regular close contact with others outside of their household (less than six feet); and as defined by » Routine (more than 15 minutes per person(s)) close contact with others outside of their household; and the Centers for » They cannot perform their job duties from home or another setting that limits the close or routine contact with others Disease Control and outside of their household. † Prevention (CDC) These include : • Water and wastewater, solid waste management and • Workers who are manufacturing vaccine, therapeutics, recycling, including utilities • Cancer devices, supplies, or personal protective equipment • Housing, including construction, contractors, real estate • Chronic kidney disease • Ranching, greenhouses, beverage manufacturing and hotels, housing services such affordable housing programs, motels and commercial accommodations • COPD (chronic obstructive • Grocery store and retail workers, including food markets, pulmonary disease) pharmacies, convenience stores, retail clothing and • Information technology and communications • Down Syndrome specialty stores • News media, including broadcasting and publishing • Heart conditions, such • Community colleges, colleges, universities, vocational • Public health workers, including scientific and technical as heart failure, coronary rehabilitation, trade and professional schools consulting, research and development artery disease, or • U.S. Postal Service workers • Public safety, including civil engineers, human services cardiomyopathies • Public transit workers, including rural, interurban and and social services, such as child protective services • Immunocompromised urban bus and rail operators • Finance, including banks, accounting, tax preparation, state (weakened immune payroll services system) from solid organ • Manufacturing; including paper, petroleum, coal, asphalt, transplant or HIV roofing, chemical, plastics, metal, industrial machinery, • Legal, including court staff, judges, attorneys computers, electronics, transportation, medical • Government, including employees and contractors • Obesity (BMI greater than equipment, repair and maintenance or equal to 30 kg/m2) performing services or business for the public, and • Transportation and logistics, including air, rail, water, elected officials • Pregnancy truck, taxi, limousine, charter bus, other transit and • State of Oregon legislative and executive branch frontline • Sickle cell disease ground passenger transportation, warehousing, storage employees on a list maintained by the Department of • Type 2 diabetes mellitus and delivery services Administrative Services (DAS) • Food service, including restaurant, bar and kitchen staff • Energy, including utilities, oil and gas extraction, mining, gas stations, fuel delivery, environmental consulting † This is not an exhaustive list; see https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/categories-essential-workers.html for a full list. OHA 3527C (02/25/2021) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Kate Brown, Governor 500 Summer St NE E20 Salem OR 97301 Voice: 503-947-2340 Fax: 503-947-2341 COVID-19 Vaccination Information The pandemic has taken a hard toll on older adults. The state’s vaccine plan prioritizes older adults since they can face life-threatening health consequences if exposed to the virus. Every older Oregonian will be able get vaccinated, but most will not get their vaccines for many weeks. o Please have patience. o There will be more older adults who want to get vaccinated than there is vaccine. State health officials think it will take weeks to have enough vaccine to vaccinate more than 7 in 10 adults aged 65 and older. o This means you might be in a group that can get a vaccine, but will still have to wait. It all depends on how many vaccines the federal government sends to our state. You will most likely not get an appointment right away. Vaccines are scarce but every week the state gets more doses. Eventually, everyone who wants an appointment for a vaccine will get one, it is just going to take time. While vaccine providers can’t give you an appointment as soon as you want, we can give you different ways to get linked to vaccine information and events. 1 of 9 OHA 3578 (02/04/2021) There are two main ways you can learn about getting vaccinated: NEW FEATURES on covid.vaccine.oregon.gov: OHA’s vaccination website features facts about COVID-19 vaccines. As of February 8, 2021, the website also includes a new tool, Get Vaccinated Oregon. This tool will allow people to determine if they are currently eligible for a vaccine and register to get email alerts or text notifications when they become eligible. Once eligible to be vaccinated, this tool will help direct users to vaccine events in their area. This tool will be open to all Oregonians. Using this tool does not guarantee users a specific "spot in line." Once eligible, notified users may use the tool to find a vaccine event in their area. As of Feb 5, 2021 vaccine information by county will be newly updated on our website at covid.vaccine.oregon.gov to include specific information about where an older adult can access vaccine in their area. 211: Older Oregonians can also text ORCOVID to 898211 to get text/SMS updates (English and Spanish only) or email [email protected]. If they can’t get their COVID-19 vaccine question answered on the website, by text, or by email, they can call 211 or 1-866-698-6155, which is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, including holidays. Please be aware that wait times may be long due to high call volumes. There is an option to get a call back rather than wait on hold (in English and Spanish). Free interpretation is available for all other languages. TTY: Dial 711 or call 1-866-698-6155. WHY get a COVID vaccine? You can protect yourself and help stop the pandemic by getting a COVID vaccine. Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is one of the best ways to protect yourself, your family and those who are close to you, and your community. We understand some people may be concerned about the vaccines and have questions, but they have been shown to be safe and effective. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for the COVID-19 vaccines because the data, from large clinical trials, showed they were safe and effective. The known and potential benefits from the vaccine outweigh the known and potential harms from getting COVID-19. 2 of 9 OHA 3578 (02/04/2021) The more people who get vaccinated against COVID-19, the better it is for everyone. When enough people get vaccinated, we will be able to see our loved ones and restore some normalcy to our lives. WHO can get a COVID vaccine? WHEN?