Oregon proclaims it hit 70% vaccination goal against COVID-19

[SouthBayDem]

Source: The Oregonian

The Oregon Health Authority declared success Friday in its quest to vaccinate 70% of adults, commemorating the milestone two days after the state fully reopened and just ahead of a long holiday weekend.

Oregon’s declaration was in part preemptive, with federal data showing 2,206 adults still in need of a first dose to officially hit the target.

But state officials who have long used that same federal data to track Oregon’s progress said Friday they’re confident those people have already received vaccinations but are not yet accounted for in the official tally.

“The 70% adult vaccination goal means we have a better chance to sustain a safe reopening,” Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, said in a statement. “The safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines continue to drive down new cases, hospitalizations and deaths in our state. Thank you to everyone who’s been vaccinated and everyone who helped administer these life-saving vaccines.”

Full story: https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2021/07/oregon-proclaims-it-hit-70-vaccination-goal-against-covid-19.html

[Hugin]

1. There's a ray of hope.

Good job!

[leftieNanner]

2. Good for Oregon

My county in the south is short of that target. We have a lot of anti-vaxxers here.

But it's nice to see the rest of our state do the right thing.