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HELLO EVERYONE >>, THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I'M BRENDA BRAXTON.
THIS WEEK WE MARKED ONE YEAR
SINCE DOCTORS DISCOVERED THE
FIRST CASE OF COVID IN OREGON
AND THE PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL
IS NOW DESIGNATING THE FIRST
MONDAY IN MARCH COVID-19
MEMORIAL DAY IN HONOR OF THE
LIVES LOST IN THE.
IN THE MEANTIME THERE IS SOME
BIG NEWS ABOUT WHO'S ELIGIBLE
FOR THE COVID VACCINE IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE MADE THE
SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY
THAT ALL TEACHERS AND SCHOOL
WORKERS ARE ON THE PRIORITY
LIST.
LIST.
LIST. THAT ANNOUNCEMENT HAPPENED JUST
HOURS AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN
CALLED FOR STATES TO DO MORE.
THERE ARE ABOUT ONE HUNDRED
SIXTY THOUSAND PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE K THROUGH 12 SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES IN WASHINGTON.
THEY WILL NOW JOIN SENIOR SIXTY
FIVE AND OLDER IN THE VACCINE
QUEUE AND DOCTORS SAY THE
SUPPLY CHAIN IS GETTING BETTER
WEEK BY WEEK.
IT >> IS STILL MAINLY A SUPPLY
ISSUE AND A DISTRIBUTION ISSUE
AND IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE
ACTUALLY SEEING ENOUGH SUPPLY
BEING INCREASING SO THAT WE CAN
EXPAND OUR HORIZONS ABOUT HOW
WE VACCINATE AND TO WHOM GETS
VACINE.
VACINE.
VACINE. THE WASHINGTON >> DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH SAYS TEACHERS WILL
PRIMARILY GET THEIR SHOTS AT
PHARMACIES WHICH HAVE PARTNERED
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
CREATE A NATIONWIDE NETWORK
OF VACCINATION SITES.
ONE OF THOSE IS IN VANCOUVER AT
THE TOWER MALL STARTING FRIDAY.
THE DRIVE THROUGH VACCINATION
CLINIC WILL BE SET UP IN THE
PARKING LOT.
PARKING LOT. SAFEWAY PHARMACY WILL RUN THIS
AND IT EXPECTS TO ADMINISTER
TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED DOSES.
BUT DON'T CALL THE STORE.
IT'LL CALL YOU TO MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT IF YOU'RE ON THE
PUBLIC HEALTH WAITING LIST.
THIS WEEK THE FEDS TRIPLED THE
NUMBER OF DOSES FOR CLARK
COUNTY TO KEEP PACE WITH ITS
POPULATION >>.
POPULATION >>. SO HERE ARE THE NUMBERS IN
OREGON WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION.
DISTRIBUTION. THIS GRAPH IS BROKEN DOWN BY
AGE GROUP AND SENIORS 70 AND UP
LEAD THE WAY.
THIRTY ONE PERCENT OF THEM HAVE
ALREADY GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE
SHOT JUST A WEEK AGO PEOPLE
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 NINE YEARS
OLD MADE UP THE LARGEST
PERCENTAGE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
CALLING OREGON'S COVID HOTLINE
FOR VACCINE APPOINTMENTS AND IT
REALLY IS OVERWHELMING THE
SYSTEM THAT TWO ONE ONE LINE
HAD TO SHUT DOWN AT TIMES THIS
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. BUT
WEEK. BUT AS MIKE BENNER FOUND OUT,
REINFORCEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY
>> DIAL UP TO ONE ONE IN OREGON
IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
AND YOU'LL GET COMPREHENSIVE
INFORMATION ON HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AND NOW THROUGH A
CONTRACT WITH THE OREGON HEALTH
AUTHORITY TWO ONE ONE IS THE
COVID-19 >> HOTLINE WHERE AN
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES AND OUR
CALL VOLUME REFLECTS >> IT TWO
ONE ONE INFO'S CEO DAN HERRMAN
SAYS A MONTH AGO THEY WOULD GET
1000 CALLS A DAY RELATED TO
VACCINES >>.
VACCINES >>. I MEAN THESE WERE TYPICALLY,
YOU KNOW, SENIORS THAT WERE NOT
INTERNET-ENABLED OR DIGITALLY
SAVVY SO WE COULD LEND A LOT
OF VALUE TO THEM >>, HERMAN
SAYS AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE
,MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE
CALLING TO ONE ONE CALL VOLUME
IS SO HIGH TWO ONE ONE BROUGHT
IN MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OREGON
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN TO ANSWER
PHONES YET THIS HAPPENED MONDAY
AT SIX A.M. >> THE LINE OPENS
ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S 600
CALLS INCUE THEN THERE'S 800
CALLS INCUE.
CALLS INCUE. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER
THERE'S A THOUSAND CALLS INCUE
BY ABOUT NINE A.M. YESTERDAY
MORNING MONDAY WE DETERMINED
THAT WE NEED TO SHUT THE LINE
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. IT'S BIGGER >> THAN US.
SAME THING >> HAPPENED TUESDAY
IF YOU DON'T CALL TWO ONE ONE
EARLY IT'S LIKELY YOU'LL GET A
RECORDING >> OR A CRANK CALL
BACK VOLUME.
BACK VOLUME. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT ANY
MORE INCOMING CALLS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE >> PEOPLE TO
LISTEN REALLY INTENTLY TO OUR
PHONE TREE BECAUSE THERE WILL
BE AN AUCTION PRETTY EARLY TO
LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
IF YOU LEAVE THAT CONTACT
INFORMATION WE WILL GET BACK TO
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. HERRMAN >> SAYS THE GOAL IS TO
RETURN CALLS WITHIN TWENTY FOUR
HOURS BUT HE'S HOPING THAT'S
NOT EVEN NECESSARY IN THE
COMING DAYS.
COMING DAYS. HERMAN SAYS ANOTHER 30 TO
OREGON NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
SHOULD BE ANSWERING PHONES BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK TWO ONE ONE IS
HIRING NEW STAFFERS ON TOP
OF THAT AND THEN THERE'S THIS
AND WE'RE NOW >> PULLING IN
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DOING
CONTACT TRACING AND OTHER
COMMUNITY BENEFIT ORGANIZATION
AND TRAINING THEM AS TO HOW TO
ANSWER HOW TO TAKE AN ANSWER.
VACCINE CALLED >> FERMíN
UNDERSTANDS THE FRUSTRATION
WITH CALLING TWO ONE ONE
AND NOT GETTING A REAL PERSON
ON THE LINE AND HE URGES
PATIETNS I FEEL LIKE WE'RE
THROWING A LOT AT IT.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE I KNOW THAT
DOESN'T SOLVE SOLVE FOR A LOT
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING US
BUT KNOW THAT WE'RE REALLY
PUTTING BEST EFFORTS INTO THIS
IN >> PORTLAND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE,
MIKE BENNER >> FOR KGW NEWS >>
.
.
. THERE'S
. THERE'S >> A NEW COVID VARIANT
IN OREGON.
IN OREGON. IT'S THE ONE FIRST DETECTED IN
BRAZIL.
BRAZIL.
BRAZIL. THERE'S ONE CASE THAT WE KNOW
OF AND IT'S IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
RESEARCHERS SAY THE BRAZILIAN
VARIANT IS MORE CONTAGIOUS
AND IT MAY ALSO BE MORE DEADLY
.
.
. IT'S
. IT'S ALSO INFECTING PEOPLE
WHO'VE ALREADY HAD COVID THAT
SAID, THE CURRENT VACCINES
APPEAR TO BE EFFECTIVE IN
LESSENING THE SEVERITY OF THIS
PARTICULAR MUTATION.
PARTICULAR MUTATION. >> THE OTHER THING WE ARE ALL
TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS THE
WEATHER LOTS AND LOTS
OF SUNSHINE.
OF SUNSHINE. WOW, YOU GOT TO LOVE THAT VIEW
FROM THE RESERVE GOLF COURSE IN
ALLOA ROD, WHAT ELSE CAN WE
SAY?
SAY?
SAY? >>
SAY? >> JUST A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
PLEASE. BRENDA STOP THOUGH DON'T SAY
ANYMORE IT IS GORGEOUS OUTSIDE
AND WITH THE CHANGE IN THE
FORECAST SO WE TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER TODAY WITH RAIN COMING
AS EARLY AS TOMORROW WE HOPE
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET OUT
AND ENJOY THIS IS KIND OF FUN.
SO WE'LL START OFF IN THE
DALLAS FROM THE OREGON
VETERAN'S HOME CAMERA AND WE'RE
LOOKING BACK TO THE WEST AT
MOUNT HOOD RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO HIT MY BUTTON
AND CHANGE TO OUR TIMBERLINE
CAMERA AND WE HAVE IT ZOOM IN
AT >> THE SUMMIT SO YOU CAN SEE
THE GLACIERS AND THE SNOW.
THAT'S KIND OF A COOL SHOT IN
CONTRAST BETWEEN THE WEIGHT
OF COURSE AND THE VERY DEEP
BLUE SKY THAT'S ABOVE THAT
SUMMIT.
SUMMIT.
SUMMIT. IT'S 40 DEGREES BY THE WAY AT
TIMBERLINE RIGHT NOW >>.
SO IT'S PRETTY MILD UP THERE ON
THE MOUNTAIN NOW THE ONE SPOT
AND I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE
PARTLY CLOUDY BUT IT IS REALLY
CLOUDED OVER AND THAT'S THE
OREGON COAST AND IF YOU LOOK AT
A VISIBLE SATELLITE PICTURE, IT
IS LIKE THIS UP AND DOWN THE
COASTLINE STILL A LOT OF FOLKS
OUT ON THE BEACH WALKING AROUND
TEMPERATURES LOW COOL.
FORTY SIX DEGREES.
THAT OF COURSE IS OUR CANYOU
BEACH LIVE CAMERA.
HERE'S THAT RESERVE CAMERA ONCE
AGAIN THE TEMPERATURE AT A
LOWER IS FIFTY DEGREES
AND CLEARLY IT'S A GREAT DAY TO
PLAY GOLF.
PLAY GOLF. WINDSOR LIGHT ALL AREAS
INCLUDING ON CAMPUS CAMPUS
MEADOWS GOLF COURSE AGAIN DEEP
BLUE SKIES BEAUTIFUL DAY
PORTLAND AT FIFTY I THINK WE
HAVE TEN DEGREES IN US SO WE'LL
LEAVE OUR HIGH ROUGHLY AT SIXTY
DEGREES MAYBE SOMETIME AROUND
THREE O'CLOCK THREE THIRTY HOUR
AND THEN WE'LL BE STILL FAIRLY
CLEAR IN FIFTY ONE AT 8PM
TONIGHT WE'LL TRACK TOMORROW'S
RAIN HAVE THE UPDATED FORECAST
INTO YOUR WEEKEND.
THAT'S COMING UP.
OK WE'LL SHOUTOUT THEN.
THANK YOU ROD BOY THIS IS A
TOUGH DECISION FOR THE OREGON
BREWERS FESTIVAL.
BREWERS FESTIVAL. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IN
JULY AT SUPER POPULAR BUT IT
DECIDED TO CANCEL THIS YEAR'S
EVENT BECAUSE OF COVID
ORGANIZERS POSTED THE UPDATE ON
THE WEBSITE.
THE WEBSITE. THE FESTIVAL STARTED BACK IN
NINETEEN EIGHTY EIGHT.
IT ATTRACTED CRAFT BEER LOVERS
FROM ALL OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
NORTHWEST. THEY SAY UNTIL IT'S SAFE FOR
THE FESTIVAL TO RETURN, PLEASE
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS
AND CRAFT BREWERIES AND CIDER
HOUSES.
HOUSES.
HOUSES. WELL, NEW SEASON SAYS IT'S
EXPANDING ADDING TO MORE
GROCERY STORES.
GROCERY STORES. ONE WILL BE IN LAKE OSWEGO IN
THE PALISADES MARKETPLACE ON
MCVEY AVENUE.
MCVEY AVENUE. IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN IN ABOUT
A YEAR.
A YEAR.
A YEAR. THE SECOND STORE THERE WILL BE
IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER RIGHT ON
THE CORNER OF 15TH AND MAIN
THAT ONE SHOULD BE OPEN BY THE
FALL OF TWENTY TWENTY >> THREE
.
.
. WELL,
. WELL, NEXT TUESDAY VOTERS IN
OREGON CITY WILL FINALLY PICK A
NEW MAYOR.
NEW MAYOR. VOTERS WILL DECIDE BETWEEN FIVE
CANDIDATES.
CANDIDATES. THE POSITION HAS BEEN VACANT
SINCE LAST NOVEMBER WHEN VOTERS
RECALLED MAYOR DAN HOLIDAY
YESTERDAY ELECTION OFFICIALS
TESTED VOTING MACHINES TO MAKE
SURE THEY'RE WORKING AHEAD
OF THE MARCH 9TH SPECIAL
ELECTION.
ELECTION.
ELECTION. CLACKAMAS COUNTY CLERK SHERRY
HALL SAYS THEY ALWAYS DO THIS
ACCURACY TEST A WEEK BEFORE THE
ELECTION THEY TAKE A TEST DECK
OF BALLOTS AND FEED THEM
THROUGH THE TALLY MACHINES.
HALL SAYS THEY ALSO DO A TEST
LIKE THIS AFTER THE ELECTION IS
CERTIFIED >> TO MAKE SURE THAT
OUR EQUIPMENT IS WORKING
CORRECTLY AND IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC KNOW
THAT BECAUSE THE PUBLIC IS WHO
IS REALLY WATCHING WHAT WE DO
AND WE WANT IT TO BE VERY
TRANSPARENT.
TRANSPARENT. TWENTY >> SIX THOUSAND BALLOTS
HAVE ALREADY GONE OUT TO VOTERS
AS OF MARCH 1ST