9 Oregon counties will receive little or no COVID-19 vaccines next week as metro area receives more, document shows

Vaccinations begin for educators at Oregon Convention Center

Volunteers from the U.S. Army prepare to register teachers and educators waiting in line for COVID-19 vaccinations at The Oregon Convention Center on January 27, 2021, in Portland.Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian

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UPDATE: State health officials confirmed the tri-county region is receiving 17,220 doses next week for 1a workers and that roughly 13,880 doses represented new doses. The state is able to direct those doses to the region due to a 10,000 dose increase from Moderna versus the prior week combined with reducing doses to counties that had completed 1a populations.

Nine Oregon counties will receive little or no COVID-19 vaccines next week even as Gov. Kate Brown’s office said the state received more doses than expected and would send 17,000 extra to the Portland area, according to a state document obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive.

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