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ANCHOR AND YOURS AND MY HUSBAND DAN HAGERTY IS HERE WITH KJB
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>> FIRST AT 5:00 O'CLOCK KOVEN
VACCINATION EFFORTS CONTINUING
IN OREGON WITH FIREFIGHTERS AND
FIRST RESPONDERS NOW STARTING
TO GET THE SHOT.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
I'M DAN HAGGERTY.
MANY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FALL
INTO THAT FIRST ONE.
A GROUP ALLOWED TO GET THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. TIM GORDON HAS MORE ON TODAY'S
EFFORT.
EFFORT.
EFFORT. >> I HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF A FIRE CHIEF TO CARE FOR 700
EMPLOYEES AND I WORRY ABOUT
THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY.
FOR PORTLAND FIRE CHIEF SARA
BOONE.
BOONE.
BOONE. >>
BOONE. >> SOME OF THE WORRY CAN START
TO FADE AS HER FIRST RESPONDERS
GET VACCIN RATED AGAINST A
DEADLY DISEASE.
DEADLY DISEASE. IN A TENT OUTSIDE STATION ONE
TODAY IS A HISTORIC DAY.
IT IS A RELIEF AND IT OFFERS US
HOPE.
HOPE.
HOPE. >>
HOPE. >> THIS WAS THE START
OF ADMINISTERING A THOUSAND
DOSES TO FIREFIGHTERS LIKE OWEN
CHEEVERS.
CHEEVERS.
CHEEVERS. >> CHEEVERS SAYS HE'S NOT BEEN
TOO NERVOUS ABOUT GETTING THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>
VIRUS. >> BUT I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S THE THING TO DO.
JUST OUR SOCIETY, THE DUTY YOU
KNOW, LIKE HERD IMMUNITY AND
MORE PEOPLE THAT GET IT QUICKER
WE CAN GO AND GET BACK TO
NORMAL.
NORMAL.
NORMAL. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET
THE VACCINE THE MOST AT RISK.
>> HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE
GETTING THE VACCINE AS WELL.
HOSPITAL SYSTEMS ARE WORKING
THROUGH THE FIRST PHASE AND
BEGINNING TO VACCINATE LESS AT
RISK.
RISK.
RISK. MEDICAL STAFF LEGACY HEALTH
REPORTS IT HAS ADMINISTERED 51
HUNDRED AND FORTY PFIZER
VACCINES TO HIGH RISK STAFF AT
HOSPITAL LIKE PORTLANDER
EMANUEL AND CLARK COUNTY'S
LEGACY SALMON CREEK.
IT RECEIVED MORE VACCINE RIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
BEFORE CHRISTMAS. TWENTY THOUSAND FROM MEDERNA
AND 5000 MORE FROM PFIZER WITH
PLANS TO VACCINATE ALL HOSPITAL
STAFF BY THE END OF JANUARY.
PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES
SAYS THEY'VE RECEIVED NEARLY
26000 DOSES SO FAR.
EIGHTY FIVE HUNDRED CAREGIVERS
HAVE GOTTEN A FIRST DOSE
OF VACCINE AND BY THIS TIME
NEXT WEEK THEY EXPECT THE
NUMBER TO BE 15000 OF 27000
CAREGIVERS IN OREGON.
>> I'M HERE TODAY TO GET MY
COLLED VACCINE BACK TO THE
FIRST RESPONDERS AMERICAN
MEDICAL RESPONSE PARAMEDICS
STARTED GETTING VACCINATED
WEDNESDAY ON THE LAST DAY
OF 2020.
OF 2020.
OF 2020. IT WAS GRESHAM BUYERS' FIRST
RESPONDERS GETTING A SHOT IN
THE ARM A POTENTIALLY LIFE
SAVING PROTECTION AND BACK AT
PORTLAND STATION ONE.
TODAY IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE ABLE
TO START A NEW DAY TODAY.
>> THE DAY LAST DAY OF 20/20 TO
BE ABLE TO START 20 21 GOOD FOR
A NEW YEAR COMING WITH NEW HOPE
.
.
. >>
. >> FIRE
. >> FIRE CHIEF BOONE WASN'T
PLANNING ON HAVING HER
VACCINATION ON CAMERA BUT AT
THE END OF THE DAY SHE MADE IT
PART OF HER DUTIES AS WELL.
TIM GORDON, KGW NEWS.
NOW WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT
WHY THE STATE HAS BEEN SO SLOW
TO VACCINATE.
TO VACCINATE. >> WE FIRST TOLD YOU YESTERDAY
NEW NUMBERS SHOW PROVIDERS
ADMINISTER JUST 20 PERCENT
OF THE SHOTS SO FAR TODAY.
KRISTEN SEVERENCE ASKED SENIOR
LEADERSHIP AT THE OREGON HEALTH
AUTHORITY.
AUTHORITY. WHAT'S UP WITH THE HOLDUP?
>> NEW NUMBERS SHOW THE STATE
HAS DELIVERED NEARLY ONE
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT
THOUSAND DOSES OF THE PFIZER
MEDERNA VACCINES.
MEDERNA VACCINES. BUT JUST UNDER THIRTY NINE
THOUSAND DOSES HAVE BEEN
ADMINISTERED.
ADMINISTERED. >> IT'S NOT EASY BECAUSE IT'S
ALMOST BUILDING A SHIP AS WE'RE
GOING DOWN THE STREET.
DR. JOE SULIVAN WITH THE OREGON
HEALTH AUTHORITY HELPED COME UP
WITH THE STATE'S PLAN TO ROLL
OUT THE VACCINE.
>> WHY IS OREGON YOU KNOW SO
SLOW WHEN IT COMES TO
ADMINISTERING THIS VACCINE?
>> WELL, LET ME START OUT BY
SAYING THAT OREGON HAS ITS BEEN
GETTING ITS VACCINE HAS BEEN
ALLOCATING OUT TO PROVIDERS THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. >> DR. SULIVAN SAID ONCE THE
VACCINE IS SENT TO FACILITIES
IT'S UP TO THEM TO GET SHOTS IN
FARMS.
FARMS.
FARMS. HE
FARMS. HE SAID THERE ARE SEVERAL
REASONS FOR THE DELAY.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY A BRAND NEW
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. THERE ARE STORAGE CONCERNS LIKE
PFIZER MEETING ULTRA COLD
STORAGE.
STORAGE.
STORAGE. THERE ARE SIDE EFFECT CONCERNS
ESPECIALLY WITH HEALTH CARE
WORKERS SOCIAL DISTANCING TO
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AT FACILITIES
GIVING THE VACCINE AND THE
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS. >> I JUST HEARD YESTERDAY
OF ONE HOSPITAL THAT WAS GOING
FROM 500 A DAY TO TWENTY FIVE
HUNDRED A DAY.
SO I THINK THE NUMBERS GOING
FORWARD ARE GOING TO BE MUCH,
MUCH BETTER.
MUCH BETTER. AS FAR AS HOW MUCH VACCINE ONCE
WE GET PAST THESE HOLIDAYS, THE
STATE'S OWN DASHBOARD SHOWS
LESS THAN ONE DOZEN SHOTS
ADMINISTERED ON DECEMBER 25TH.
>> BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
DASHBOARD AND YOU SEE, YOU
KNOW, ELEVEN SHOTS, JUST ELEVEN
SHOTS GIVEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
I MEAN IS THAT ACCEPTABLE?
>> I MEAN IT'S IT'S HARD TO
SAY, YOU KNOW, EACH PROVIDERS
MAKING THEIR OWN DECISIONS
ABOUT HOW TO GIVE THIS VACCINE
.
.
. AND
. AND OF
. AND OF COURSE WE ALWAYS SAY
WHAT AS MANY VACCINES IN ARMS
AS POSSIBLE.
AS POSSIBLE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I'VE BEEN
COMMUNICATING WITH HOSPITALS
AND I KNOW THE PHARMACY
PARTNERS WHO ARE WORKING IN A
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY TELL
THAT THEY ARE WORKING AS FAST
AS THEY CAN AND WILL ENCOURAGE
CONTINUE TO DO SO TO GET
THROUGH THIS FIRST ONE A
PRIORITIZED GROUP.
PRIORITIZED GROUP. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT
THIS IS HAPPENING IN OTHER
STATES TO STATE HEALTH AGENCIES
HAVE HAD TO HANDLE PPE CONTACT
TRACING, TESTING AND NOW THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. BUT A NEW REPORT BY BLOOMBERG
SHOWS OREGON ONCE AGAIN NEAR
THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST WHEN IT
COMES TO ADMINISTERING THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. IS THAT FRUSTRATING FOR YOU TO
BE AT THE BOTTOM TO BE BEHIND?
YOU KNOW, A LOT OTHER STATES?
>> OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE WE
WOULD LIKE TO BE BETTER BUT
WE'RE DOING THIS.
WE THINK THAT WE'RE DOING THIS
IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY AND WE KNOW
WHAT OUR WORK IS AHEAD OF US.
AS FAR AS ENGAGING OTHER
PARTNERS TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL
GOING FORWARD AND I THINK THAT
YOU AND OTHERS IN OREGON WILL
SEE OUR NUMBERS INCREASING
QUICKLY OVER THIS NEXT COUPLE
OF WEEKS.
OF WEEKS.
OF WEEKS. I'M KRISTEN SEVERENCE KGW NEWS
.
.
. >>
. >> MINORITY COMMUNITY LEADERS
WANT TO MAKE SURE THE VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION IN OREGON IS
EQUITABLE THIS WEEK MANY GROUPS
SPOKE WITH COMMUNITY.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND OSHA
ON A TWO HOUR LIVE STREAM.
THEY'RE CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE
OF COLOR HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
CAUVIN 19 WITH HIGHER INFECTION
RATES PER CAPITA.
MANY MINORITY GROUPS HAVE LESS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND
TESTING OF RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION AND FRANKLY
ABUSE IN OUR HISTORY AND ARE
NOT SO DISTANT PAST.
>> TOO OFTEN THE IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AND THE MINORITY
COMMUNITIES ARE MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES ARE LEFT OUT OF THE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND
DISCUSSION UNIVERSAL GENERAL
STRATEGIES DON'T WORK IN ORDER
TO REACH OUR MOST UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. >> WORKING IN AND OUT OF THE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
WELL SERVED BY OUR SYSTEMS AND
THIS BECOMES A PERMANENT I HOPE
IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH SYSTEM.
HEALTH SYSTEM. >> MANY OF THESE LEADERS
APPLIED TO BE ON A WAGE CHANGE
NEW VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TO HELP PUSH FOR VACCINE
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY. TWENTY SEVEN MADE THE CUT OUT
OF 600 APPLICANTS.
SOME ARE PUSHING FOR ESSENTIAL
WORKERS TO BE NEXT IN LINE FOR
THE VACCINE.
THE VACCINE. THOSE WORKERS HAVE HIGH RISK
OF COLVARD EXPOSURE AND
OF SPREADING IT TO OTHERS.
VACCINES ARE COMING AT A
CRUCIAL TIME IN OREGON'S FIGHT
AGAINST COVID .
TODAY THE OREGONAHEALTH
AUTHORITY REPORTED NINE MORE
DEATHS AND ONE THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO NEW CASES.
NOW THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN
12 DAYS THAT CASE NUMBERS HAVE
BEEN OVER FIFTEEN HUNDRED.
WE ARE SEEING IMPROVEMENTS
THOUGH.
THOUGH.
THOUGH. KEEP THAT IN MIND.
LOOK AT THE BLUE DOTS ON THE
RIGHT SIDE OF THE GRAPH.
THAT'S THE TWO WEEK MOVING
AVERAGE.
AVERAGE.
AVERAGE. YOU CAN SEE THE CURVE IS
STARTING TO TREND DOWNWARD AND
THAT'S THE WAY WE WANT TO SEE
IT GO OF COURSE.
>> HERE'S A LOOK AT
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
HOSPITALIZATIONS. FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT
PEOPLE ARE IN ORGAN HOSPITALS
FIGHTING KOVEN TODAY AS WE
SPEAK.
SPEAK.
SPEAK. THAT'S 33 FEWER THAN YESTERDAY.
OF THOSE HOSPITALIZED, 106 ARE
IN THE ICU.
THAT'S FOR FEWER THAN YESTERDAY
.
.
. A
. A SCARY
. A SCARY SITUATION OVERNIGHT IN
NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
NORTHEAST PORTLAND. >> POLICE SAYING A HOME IN THE
WOODLANW NEIGHBORHOOD WAS
STRUCK WITH SEVERAL BULLETS.
THERE WERE PEOPLE INSIDE AT THE
TIME AS WELL.
FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT.
THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER ONE 30
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. POLICE BELIEVE THERE WERE
MULTIPLE PEOPLE FIRING AT EACH
OTHER OUTSIDE AND THE HOME WAS
CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE.
NOBODY HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
THIS IS JUST THE LATEST
SHOOTING IN WHAT HAS BEEN A
VIOLENT YEAR IN PORTLAND.
POLICE HAVE RESPONDED TO EIGHT
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE
REPORTED SHOOTINGS IN 20 20
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. FOR SOME COMPARISON, THE CITY
HAD JUST SHY OF 400 SHOOTING.
WE'RE ENDING THE YEAR WITH MORE
DAMAGE DOWNTOWN.
DAMAGE DOWNTOWN. LAST NIGHT AROUND SEVEN
O'CLOCK.
O'CLOCK.
O'CLOCK. POLICE SAY A GROUP OF ABOUT 40
PEOPLE OR SO MARCHED FROM
DIRECTOR PARK.
DIRECTOR PARK. THEY BROKE WINDOWS, THEY SPRAY
PAINTED BUILDINGS AND THEY
FIRED PAINTBALLS.
FIRED PAINTBALLS. >> SEVERAL BUSINESSES AND
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS WERE
VANDALIZED INCLUDING THE OREGON
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY. >> THE PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU,
THE PAC WEST CENTER.
A STARBUCKS FOGO DE CHAO.
THE OLD COURTHOUSE AND
PORTLAND'S CITY HALL.