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HEY DAN, QUICK PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR YOU HERE.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
REMINDER WE GOT VALLENS
VALENTINE'S DAY COMING UP.
I KNOW IT'S NOT TOMORROW
ANYTHING WE'VE GOT IT'S LIKE A
WEEK OR MORE AWAY BUT YOU NEVER
WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST
MINUTE.
MINUTE.
MINUTE. I
MINUTE. I MEAN DINNER >> AND A MOVIE
THIS YEAR IS KIND OF OFF THE
TABLE.
TABLE.
TABLE. I
TABLE. I THINK THE TRADITIONAL SENSE
OF THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GET A
LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE.
SO START THINKING NOW FLOWER
SHOPS ARE GOING TO BE SLAMMED.
RESERVATIONS FOR OUTDOOR DINING
MIGHT ALREADY PEOPLE DON'T >>
WANT TO MAKE YOU NERVOUS OR
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. FRANKLY >> I'M NOT TELLING YOU
ANYTHING YOU PROBABLY DON'T
ALREADY KNOW.
ALREADY KNOW. I'M JUST REMINDING YOU I MEAN
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ALWAYS
START PLANNING FOR BIG DAYS
LIKE THIS WEEKS IN ADVANCE.
OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE LIKE
CHAOS.
CHAOS.
CHAOS. I
CHAOS. I MEAN COULD YOU IMAGINE
OF EVERY RESTAURANT AND FLOWER
SHOP, CANDY SHOP AND JEWELRY
STORE MADE EVERYONE TRY TO BUY
THAT STUFF ON THE MORNING?
I MEAN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
RUSHING TO BOOK THE EXACT SAME
THING THE EXACT SAME TIME COULD
BE A DISASTER.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE STATES
PLAN TO VACCINATE OUR OLDEST
OREGONIANS >>.
OREGONIANS >>. PEOPLE 80 AND OLDER CAN >>
START GETTING VACCINATED ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. THEY ALSO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
MONDAY TO SIGN UP AND >> THEY
HAVE TO DO IT ONLINE WHERE
PEOPLE IN THEIR 80S FEEL
RIGHT AT HOME.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS HAS
SOME FOLKS FEELING A TOUCH
ANXIOUS SO ANXIOUS TO CHARITIES
AND EVERYDAY CITIZENS, PEOPLE
WITH REALLY NOTHING TO DO WITH
HEALTH CARE OR OREGON'S >>
COVID RESPONSE ARE JUMPING IN
TO HELP OUT.
HERE'S MAGGIE VOSPER.
>> SO I WENT AND I WAVED AT HER
THROUGH THE WINDOW LIKE THREE
DAYS BEFORE JUST BECAUSE >>
YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO GO INSIDE AND SO THAT IT
WASN'T SPEAKING BUT IT WAS LIKE
THE LAST TIME I INTERACTED WITH
HER LIKE >> TOO MANY OTHERS.
AMID THE PANDEMIC, ELIZABETH
KENNEDY MIDKIFF SAID GOODBYE TO
SOMEONE SHE LOVES FROM A
DISTANCE HER GRANDMOTHER
PATRICIA GRENELLE DIED IN
DECEMBER IN AN ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITY IN HILLSBORO >>.
SHE IS VERY SWEET AND AMAZING
AND YEAH, I LOVE HER A LOT.
PATRICIA >> HEALTH HAD BEEN
DECLINING FOR A WHILE.
SHE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
HOURS BEFORE SHE PASSED.
IT'S >> REALLY, REALLY HARD THE
FIRST FEW DAYS AND THEN I THINK
RIGHT NOW LIKE MY FAMILY AND I,
WE'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO HONOR
HER FOR >> ELIZABETH AND HER
HUSBAND DAVID THAT NOW MEANS
TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO
PEOPLE PATRICIA'S AGE WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE
STARTING NEXT WEEK.
ELIZABETH KNOWS ALL TOO WELL
HOW OVERWHELMED MANY OF THEM
WILL BE SNAGGING AN APPOINTMENT
ONLINE SHE >> IS NINETY FIVE
HAD NEVER HAD A COMPUTER
AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO USE A
COMPUTER.
COMPUTER.
COMPUTER. SO >> THIS WEEK THE COUPLE WENT
TO OLD SCHOOL DRAWING UP THESE
FLIERS TO PASS OUT TO SENIORS
IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD ON IT
THEY'LL WRITE THEIR NAME, PHONE
NUMBER AND HOW THEY'RE WILLING
TO HELP PERHAPS BY HELPING A
SENIOR REGISTER FOR AN
APPOINTMENT OR DRIVING THEM TO
IT.
IT.
IT. THEY'RE ENCOURAGING FRIENDS,
FAMILY AND ANYONE ELSE TO DO
THE SAME >>.
WE JUST WERE JUST TRYING TO
HELP AND DO LIKE A SMALL PIECE.
IT'S NEEDED PROBABLY MORE THAN
THEY KNOW, SAYS SUSAN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. WE'RE >> GETTING LOTS OF CALLS
AND QUESTIONS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
.
.
. SHE'S
. SHE'S >> THE CEO OF MEALS ON
WHEELS PEOPLE WHICH DELIVERS
HOT MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS,
MANY OF WHOM HAVE STARTED
ASKING THOSE MAKING THE
DELIVERIES IF COME MONDAY THEY
CAN HELP THEM SIGN UP FOR AN
APPOINTMENT, WASHINGTON SAID
MEALS ON WHEELS WEIGHING
STARTING A PROGRAM TO DO JUST
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. IN
THAT. IN FACT, DEMAND IS SO HIGH THE
GROUP IS WORKING WITH
WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
AND TRIMET TO SET UP A PHONE
NUMBER SENIORS CAN CALL FOR
HELP MAKING APPOINTMENTS
AND EVEN ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION
TO VACCINE SITES THEY HOPE TO
HAVE THESE OPTIONS UP
AND RUNNING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING
VACCINE APPOINTMENTS ONLINE,
WASHINGTON SAYS EVERY ONE
AGREES.
AGREES.
AGREES. >> I THINK IF IT ALL STAYS
ONLINE IT'S GOING TO BE
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WE HAVE BEEN DOING TECH
PROJECTS WITH OUR OLDER DOLTS
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW
AND IT IS SUPER CHALLENGING FOR
MANY OF THEM ARE QUITE TALENTED
AND IT WON'T BE A PROBLEM.
BUT THE OLD ESPECIALLY THE
OLDEST PART OF OUR POPULATION
VERY >> DIFFICULT.
MAGGIE VOSPER, >> KGW NEWS NOW
>> LAST NIGHT WE SPENT A LOT
OF TIME HERE ON THE STORY
HOLDING OUR LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE
FOR THE VACCINE ROLLOUT.
I GOT THIS EMAIL FROM THAYNE
AFTER THE SHOW.
HE SAID HEY DAN, I LIKE THIS
STORY A LOT.
I WATCH EVERY NIGHT BUT I'M
REALLY TIRED OF HEARING HOW
MANY PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING THE
VACCINE YET.
VACCINE YET. THERE'S NO FOCUS ON THE LIMITED
SUPPLY THE CHALLENGES
OF DISTRIBUTING A VACCINE THAT
IS IN SHORT SUPPLY OR
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO BE
PATIENT.
PATIENT.
PATIENT. I'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH BUT SKIP
THE GRIPING ABOUT WHAT'S NOT
WORKING.
WORKING.
WORKING. I THING I DO HEAR YOU TRUST ME.
YOU KNOW I HAVE MY PERSONAL
FEELINGS AND OPINIONS AND THE
THINGS I TALK ABOUT WITH MY
FRIENDS AND FAMILY THEN THE
OBLIGATIONS I HAVE AS A
JOURNALIST TO HOLD PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE AND DO THE TYPES
OF STORIES THAT WE DO.
BUT BUT I FEEL YOU MAN WE DO
SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING
ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND WE
SHOULD DO A REALLY GOOD JOB
OF HIGHLIGHTING WHAT IS GOING
WELL BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS
GOING WELL AND WE SHOULD TALK
ABOUT CASES AND DEATHS IN THAT
LIGHT OREGON AND WASHINGTON ARE
BOTH DOING RELATIVELY WELL IN
THOSE AREAS COMPARED TO THE
REST OF THE COUNTRY OUT OF ALL
50 STATES, FOR INSTANCE, OREGON
RANKS FORTY SEVENTH IN MOST
CASES PER CAPITA AND FORTY
SIXTH AND MOST DEATHS PER
CAPITA.
CAPITA.
CAPITA. SO WE'RE THE FRONT OF THE PACK
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. SIMILAR STORY IN WASHINGTON,
RIGHT ?
RIGHT ?
RIGHT ? THEY RANKED FORTY SIX THAN
CASES PER CAPITA AND FORTY
FOURTH AND DEATHS PER CAPITA.
ANOTHER THING THAT'S GOING
RELATIVELY >> WELL AT THIS
POINT IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
GETTING VACCINATED SO THE
AMOUNT OF SHOTS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY GOING INTO PEOPLE'S
ARMS.
ARMS.
ARMS. SO
ARMS. SO DESPITE ISSUES WITH THE
ROLLOUT THAT WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS
SHOW, THE NUMBERS BEHIND ME
HERE DO NOT LIE.
MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND
OREGONIANS HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST
>> THEIR FIRST DOSE.
THAT WORKS OUT TO MORE THAN
NINE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION
.
.
. THAT
. THAT PUTS OREGON AROUND THE TOP
TEN OF ALL STATES FOR
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
VACCINATED.
VACCINATED. ALL RIGHT >>.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
NOW WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN UPDATE
FROM WASHINGTON TODAY BUT
YESTERDAY MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED
AND TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST
THEIR FIRST DOSE WHICH WORKS
OUT TO BE EIGHT POINT