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OREGONIAN'S EIGHTY AND OLDER
WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR COVID
SHOTS BUT BEING ELIGIBLE
AND ACTUALLY GETTING THEM MAY
BE TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS AS
OUR PBOT DOORIS FOUND OUT
RIGHT NOW THEY CAN'T EVEN SIGN
UP FOR APPOINTMENTS >>.
MEET CHERRY HEADED AN 84 YEAR
OLD WHO LIVES IN CLACKAMAS
COUNTY AND VERY MUCH WANTS TO
GET THE COVIDVACCINE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE >>.
POSSIBLE >>. SO I CALLED THIS MORNING AT
7:00 A.M. I PUT IT ON
SPEAKERPHONE.
SPEAKERPHONE. I'M FORTUNATE THAT I WORK FROM
HOME SO I WAS ABLE TO JUST WORK
WHILE I HAD THE SPEAKERPHONE
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. THAT'S KRISTINA, HER DAUGHTER
WHO SPENT TUESDAY >> TRYING TO
FIND OUT HOW TO GET HER MOM
THAT APPOINTMENT FOR THE SHOT
ON MONDAY SHE CALLED THE NUMBER
THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY PUT
OUT ON ITS WEBSITE AND SPENT
THE ENTIRE MORNING ON HOLD.
BUT I DIDN'T GET A LIVE PERSON
UNTIL ALMOST 11:00 A.M. SO
THAT'S ALMOST FOUR HOURS
AND THEY SAID WE'LL >> BE WITH
YOU SHORTLY.
YOU SHORTLY. THE GENTLEMAN WAS VERY NICE BUT
HE HE REALLY COULDN'T OFFER
MUCH HELP.
MUCH HELP. BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I WILL
NEED TO GO ON THE WEBSITE
PORTAL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
ONCE THAT OPENS >> AND THAT'S A
KEY POINT ONCE IT OPENS.
AS OF TODAY, SENIORS CANNOT
MAKE ONLINE APPOINTMENTS
THROUGH THE STATE'S ONLINE
PORTAL.
PORTAL.
PORTAL. IT SEEMS THE STATE COULD HAVE
INCLUDED THAT SORT OF SIMPLE
MESSAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
HOLD MUSIC BUT THEY DID NOT
WHEN OREGON GOV. KATE BROWN
SAID SENIORS AND OVER WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE FOR SHOTS STARTING
FEBRUARY 8TH SHE ENERGIZED A
GROUP OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY
EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE, MANY >>
ALREADY ANGRY THAT THEY'VE BEEN
PUT BEHIND TEACHERS FOR SHOTS.
JUDY BOYER RUNS THE NORTHEAST
PORTLAND CHAPTER OF THE AARP.
WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE
TAKING A BACK SEAT TO YOU.
>> WE BELIEVE EDUCATORS
AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS SHOULD BE
VACCINATED AND NOW THEY'RE
SAYING TO PRISONERS BUT DON'T
PUT SENIORS IN THE BACK WHY
AREN'T WE RIGHT ALONGSIDE IN
THE FIRST GROUP NOW THAT THE
START DATE IS DRAWING NEAR?
SENIORS HAVE LOTS OF PRACTICAL
AND REASONABLE QUESTIONS.
HOW DO THEY SIGN UP?
WHEN CAN THEY SIGN UP IN THE
TRI COUNTY AREA?
WILL THEY HAVE TO GET DOWN TO
THE CONVENTION CENTERS MASS
VACCINATION CLINIC AND HOW WILL
THEY SAFELY GET THERE?
RICHARD HUNTER IS ALSO >> A
MEMBER OF THE NORTHEAST
PORTLAND AARP >>.
THAT'S ONE >> OF THE PROBLEMS
THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO
HAVE ISSUES WITH BECAUSE
EVERYBODY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
THE SAME TRANSPORATATION >>
SERVICES AND SO IT'S GOING TO
BE HARD FOR SENIORS EVEN TO >>
GET THE RIGHT PLACES.
AND THEN WHY >> ARE YOU GOING
TO FORCE SENIORS TO STAND IN
LINE FOR HOURS?
>> A RECENT COURT RULING
REQUIRING OREGONS PRISONERS BE
VACCINATED IMMEDIATELY MAY BE
THROWING A WRENCH INTO THE
PLANS BUT IT'S UNCLEAR IF THERE
WAS MUCH OF A PLAN TO HELP
SENIOR OREGONIANS TO BEGIN
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. >>
WITH. >> SO I'M GOING TO GO ON EARLY
MORNING ON THE 7TH I GUESS
AND TRY AND MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT, HE SAID THERE'S NO
OTHER OPTION.
OTHER OPTION. YOU CAN'T DO IT ON THE PHONE.
IT'S JUST THE OREGONS
CONVENTION CENTER AT THIS POINT
UNLESS YOU ARE I THINK THERE
WAS A FEW OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE
DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR SO JUST
EXTRAORDINARILY FRUSTRATING >>
THE IDEA OF GETTING A VACCINE
FROM A LOCAL PHARMACY OR SCHOOL
IS SOMETHING MANY SENIORS
SUPPORT AND THERE MAY BE SOME
DOSES SENT BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO COSTCO, SAFEWAY
AND ALBERTSONS PHARMACIES BUT
IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN THAT WOULD
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. WELL >>, THE FHA IS NOT GIVING
CLEAR GUIDANCE TO PEOPLE EATING
ABOVE ITS PROBLEMS.
THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE
IN THE COMING WEEKS AS MORE AGE
CATEGORIES BECOME ELIGIBLE
AND EVEN INCREASE THE PRESSURE
ON A SYSTEM THAT APPEARS TO BE
FALTERING IN NE PORTLANDER PBOT
DOORIS KGW NEWS AND >> WE'LL
TALK MORE ABOUT PHARMASISTS IN
A MOMENT.
A MOMENT.
A MOMENT. BUT AS PAT MENTIONED, A JUDGE
DECIDED YESTERDAY ALL INMATES
IN STATE CUSTODY MUST BE
OFFERED A VACCINE.
NOW THE RULING PUTS THEM IN THE
SAME GROUP AS LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES LIKE NURSING HOMES
ESSENTIALLY PLACES WHERE A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN CLOSE
QUARTERS.
QUARTERS.
QUARTERS. HERE'S ONE CHAVEZ THE OREGONS
JUSTICE RESORCE CENTER WHO
FILED THE LAWSUIT >>.
AS AMERICANS WE HAVE AN
OBLIGATION TO THE PEOPLE THAT
WE HAVE IN OUR CUSTODY.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE DECIDED AT
THE VERY FOUNDING OF THIS
COUNTRY AND 17 ONE NOBODY HAS
BEEN SENTENCED TO GET THE KIND
OF LUNG SCARRING OR HEART
SCARRING THAT YOU GET FROM
CRUIT 19.
CRUIT 19.
CRUIT 19. NOBODY HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO
HAVE THE HORRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
THAT LINGER ON FOR MONTHS FROM
COVID-19 AND NOBODY'S BEEN
SENTENCED TO DIE FROM COVID-19
>> THERE ARE MORE THAN 12000
INMATES IN OREGON RIGHT NOW.
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAYS THE
STATE WILL NOT APPEAL AND THAT
IT DOES NOT EXPECT THIS WILL
AFFECT THE VACCINATION TIMELINE
FOR TEACHERS OR SENIORS.
WE KNOW THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY
JAIL STARTED VACCINATING
INMATES YESTERDAY.
INMATES YESTERDAY. SINCE JANUARY 15TH, MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRED INMATES THERE HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.
WE'VE BEEN >> WAITING FOR THIS
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. LOCAL PHARMACIES WILL SOON BE
ABLE TO OFFER COVID-19
VACCINATIONS.
VACCINATIONS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANS TO
SEND A MILLION DOSES A WEEK TO
SIXTY FIVE HUNDRED PHARMACIES
AROUND THE COUNTRY LOCALLY WILL
FIRST SEE THEM OFFERED AT
ALBERTSONS SAFEWAY AND COSTCO
PHARMACIES SAFEWAY
PHARMACIES SAFEWAY AND ALBERTSONS OFFER
APPOINTMENTS ONLINE ALTHOUGH
THEY ARE HARD TO GET.
WE TALKED TO SEVERAL SMALLER
PHARMACIES WHO WILL EVENTUALLY
BE PART OF THE PROGRAM WHO TOLD
US THEY'RE READY BUT STILL
WAITING FOR INFORMATION LIKE
HOW MANY DOSES THEY'LL GET
AND WHEN.
AND WHEN.
AND WHEN. THAT'S >> THE FRUSTRATING PART
FOR US AND FOR OUR PATIENTS.
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET IT?
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET IT?
I STILL HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
THAT WE HAVE TO ANSWER FOR
OURSELVES BUT WE DO FEEL THE
BALL IS ROLLING IN THE POSITIVE
DIRECTION >>.
DIRECTION >>. WELL, THAT'S NICE TO HEAR.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS
EVENTUALLY IT HOPES TO
DISTRIBUTE VACCINES TO FORTY
THOUSAND PHARMACIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AS THE VACCINE SUPPLY
GROWS WHEN IT COMES TO HOW MUCH
OF THE STATE'S SUPPLY
OF VACCINES HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT
ALREADY, HOW TO OREGON
AND WASHINGTON COMPARE THEY'RE
PRETTY MUCH ON THE SAME TRACK.
OREGON HAS BEEN ALLOCATED ABOUT
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND VACCINES
SO FAR THE STATE HAS
ADMINISTERED SIXTY FOUR PERCENT
OF THOSE WASHINGTON HAS GOTTEN
MORE THAN A MILLION DOSES
THANKS TO ITS LARGER POPULATION
AND WASHINGTON HAS ADMINISTERED
SIXTY SIX PERCENT OF ITS SHARE
IN WASHINGTON ABOUT TWENTY
PERCENT OF STUDENTS ARE BACK AT
SCHOOL IN SOME FORM AND MORE
ARE RETURNING EVERY WEEK.
GOV. JAY INSLEE VISITED AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PIERCE
COUNTY THAT'S AN OFFERING
IN-PERSON LEARNING SINCE
DECEMBER.
DECEMBER.
DECEMBER. DREW MICKELSEN WAS THERE FOR
THE TOUR OF THE SCHOOL THAT THE
GOVERNOR HOPES CAN BE AN
EXAMPLE TO OTHER DISTRICTS >>.
IT'S BEEN BACK TO SCHOOL IN OAK
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SINCE DECEMBER
BUT THEY HAVEN'T HAD A LOT
OF GUEST SPEAKERS >> IS ZERO A
NUMBER?
NUMBER?
NUMBER? WASHINGTON GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE
PAID MISS >> KOPLITZ HIS FOURTH
GRADE CLASS VISIT.
WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING A
GOVERNOR?
GOVERNOR?
GOVERNOR? IT IS REALLY A COOL JOB BECAUSE
YOU GET TO GO AROUND AND MEET
REALLY, REALLY SMART PEOPLE WHO
ARE DOING REALLY COOL THINGS
LIKE AT THIS SCHOOL >>, INSLEE
SAYS.
SAYS.
SAYS. ELKRIDGE THE WHITE RIVER SCHOOL
DISTRICT ARE PROOF THAT
IN-PERSON EDUCATION CAN BE DONE
SAFELY.
SAFELY.
SAFELY. THE CLASSES ARE SPLIT IN THE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON GROUPS TO
LIMIT THE ON CAMPUS POPULATION.
EVERYONE'S SUPPOSED TO STAY SIX
FEET APART AND OTHER THAN THE
SPECIAL ED STUDENTS MASKS ARE
WORN AT ALL TIMES WE ARE
PROUDEST OF IS PART >> OF HIS
TOUR.
TOUR.
TOUR. INSLEE SPOKE WITH TEACHERS
AND ADMINISTRATORS.
AND ADMINISTRATORS. I >> CAN TELL YOU OUR FIRST DAY
BACK IN PERSON DECEMBER 1ST
REALLY FELT LIKE CHRISTMAS
THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO BE
PERFECT BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
WE DESIRE IN THIS DISTRICT IS
YOU GET STARTED AND THEN YOU
GET BETTER >>.
A DISTRICT COUNCILOR TOLD THE
GOVERNOR THEY'VE LEARNED THE
STUDENTS ARE BETTER SERVED IN
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. ONE >> OF OUR TEACHERS ASK A
QUESTION STUDENT ASKED OTHER
CLASSROOM SAID TELL ME WHAT
YOU'RE MOST PROUD OF AT LAST
YOUR FIRST SEMESTER
AND EVERYBODY WAS LIKE HEY PASS
THIS CLASS OR I DID THIS WITH
PERSONAL GOALS OR WHATEVER
AND THIS STUDENT PUT IN THERE
THAT I DIDN'T KILL MYSELF.
THE STATE'S TEACHERS UNION SAYS
THE STATE SHOULD BE OFFERING
VACCINES TO TEACHERS IN
DISTRICTS THAT HAVE REOPENED
CLASSROOMS BUT TEACHERS UNDER
65 ARE NOT CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE
>>.
>>.
>>. WHY
>>. WHY NOT EASE SOME OF THOSE
CONCERNS AND GET THE TEACHERS
VACCINES QUICKER?
VACCINES QUICKER? >> WELL, WE ARE DOING THAT THE
NEXT TRAUNCH AFTER WE HAVE THE
TARGETED PEOPLE WHICH ARE OLDER
PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY.
WE KNOW THAT EIGHTY NINE
PERCENT OF THE FATALITIES OCCUR
TO PEOPLE OVER OVER THE AGE
OF 60.
OF 60.
OF 60. SO
OF 60. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S JUST COMMON
SENSE THAT WE FIRST VACCINATE
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE
DANGER ZONE.
DANGER ZONE. AN UPDATE NOW OUT OF SALEM
WHERE A COMMITTEE OF OREGON
LAWMAKERS HAS FOUND
REPRESENTATIVE DIEGO HERNANDEZ
INDEED CREATED A HOSTILE WORK
ENVIRONMENT FOR TWO WOMEN ON
THE JOB.
THE JOB.
THE JOB. WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE
REPRESENTATIVE REMAINS TO BE
SEEN.
SEEN.
SEEN. THE
SEEN. THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CONDUCT
HAS BEEN MEETING EVERY NIGHT
THIS WEEK AT FIVE THIRTY.
THIS AFTER A MONTHS LONG
INVESTIGATION FOUND HERNANDEZ
CREATED A HOSTILE WORK
ENVIRONMENT FOR TWO WOMEN THERE
AND SENT CONTROLLING AN ABUSIVE
TEXT TO A THIRD.
HERNANDEZ, A DEMOCRAT FROM
PORTLAND, HAS ALWAYS DENIED HE
BROKE ANY RULES REGARDING
WORKPLACE CONDUCT MONDAY HIS
ATTORNEY BUT A STATEMENT FROM
HIM >> PALEYS LET ME
UNEQUIVOCALLY SAY THAT I AM
VERY SORRY THAT I MADE ANYONE
UNCOMFORTABLE.
UNCOMFORTABLE. MANY HAVE JUDGED MY CONDUCT
WITHOUT KNOWING THE FACTS.
HE'S >> RECENTLY SAID DATING
WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG IS HARD.
NO OTHER DATING EXPERIENCE I
HAVE HAD LED ME TO HIDE IN MY
CLOSET >> THAT WOMAN, ONE
OF HERNANDEZ ACCUSERS TESTIFIED
LAST NIGHT ABOUT A TIME
HERNANDEZ SHOWED UP AT HER
HOUSE PROMPTING HER TO HIDE.
THE COMMITTEE OPTED NOT TO
RELEASE HER NAME AFTERWARD
LAWMAKERS VOTED THAT ON
MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HERNANDEZ
CREATED A HOSTILE WORK
ENVIRONMENT FOR HER LATER THIS
WEEK THEY'RE EXPECTED TO DECIDE
ON WHAT HIS REPRIMAND SHOULD BE
.
.
. IT'S
. IT'S WORTH NOTING TWO THIRDS
OF THE HOUSE WOULD HAVE TO VOTE
TO EXPEL HERNANDEZ FROM HIS
SEAT.
SEAT.
SEAT. A
SEAT. A PRETTY SCARY SITUATION AS A
THIEF TOOK OFF WITH A DOGGIE
DAYCARE VAN WITH A DOZEN DOGS
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. WE'LL START OFF WITH A GOOD
NEWS HERE WHICH IS THAT ALL THE
DOGS ARE OK.
SONNY LISTON OWNS DOGPATCH
RESORT.
RESORT.
RESORT. HER VAN WAS STOLEN YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST PORTLAND
AND SHE WAS DROPPING SOME DOGS
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. SHE
OFF. SHE WAS NEAR THE BACK OF THE
VAN YESTERDAY WHEN SHE FELT IT
MOVE THEN REALIZED SOMETHING
WAS WRONG >>.
I RAN FOR THE FRONT AND GRABBED
I GRABBED THE DOOR AND WAS
POUNDING ON THE THING BUT I
COULDN'T GET IT AND HE RAN OVER
MY FOOT AND HE TOOK OFF WITH
ALL THE DOGS IN THE CAR AS LONG
AS THE DOGS WERE SAFE LIKE I
SAID, THEY COULD BURN MY HOUSE
DOWN I THE DOGS WERE
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. YES >>.
YES >>.
YES >>. AND THEY WERE SAFE.
LUCKILY LISTON'S PHONE WAS
STILL IN THE CAR.
THE FIND MY PHONE APP HELPED
HER TRACK DOWN THE VAN'S
LOCATION.
LOCATION.
LOCATION. THEY HAD BEEN DUMPED DOWNTOWN.
POLICE GOT THERE AND DID FINE.
ALL THE DOGS LISTON WANTS TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED