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Oregon Health Authority: There are still not enough doses for everyone who wants
PORTLAND, Oregon. (KTVZ) – Starting next Monday, Oregon residents aged 80 and over may start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine – but as distribution increases, the Oregon Health Authority warned on Wednesday that there will be more elderly people wanting the injection than the doses now available.
“The Oregon Health Authority is committed to vaccinating all Oregon senior citizens,” the agency said on Wednesday, but added, “There will be more seniors who want to be vaccinated than vaccines available to them.”
Here is the rest of the initial information from OHA:
When will you be eligible?
Everyone aged 65 and over will be eligible for the vaccine by the end of February. Here are the dates when each age group becomes eligible for the vaccine:
| Who | When | Oregonians number | phase |
| 80 and older | February 8, 2021 | ~ 168,000 | 1B, Group 2 |
| 75 and older | February 15, 2021 | ~ 134,000 | 1B, Group 3 |
| 70 and older | February 22, 2021 | ~ 206,000 | 1B, Group 4 |
| 65 and older | March 1, 2021 | ~ 258,000 | 1B, Group 5 |
Next week, OHA said it will launch a new tool that will allow people to determine whether they are eligible for a vaccine and sign up for email alerts or text notifications about vaccine events in their area.
The tool will be open to all Oregon residents and information will be available in 11 languages. We will provide information on how to access the tool in the Coronavirus update after it goes live.
Meanwhile, Oregon residents can:
- Turn on 211 or 1-866-698-6155 (TTY: dial 711 or call 1-866-698-6155)
Coronavirus / Government policy / News / Oregon-Northwest