Oregon Coronavirus Fight Sees 80 Percent With At Least 1 Shot

PORTLAND, OR — At least 80 percent of Oregonians 18 and older have received at least one of their vaccination shots against COVID-19, the Oregon Health Authority said Thursday. That's 2,681,267 people.

The percentage drops to 68 percent when you look at it as a portion of all eligible residents, which includes children 12 and up.

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The number drops even further - to 63 percent – when you count how many residents have received all of their shots; not including boosters.

The state says Oregon has the 12th most number of residents who have had all of the shots that they're eligible to receive.

OHA Public Health Director Rachel Banks said that the 80 percent mark is an important milestone because it "loosens COVID-19’s grip on our state. Vaccines work and we know they save lives. We strongly encourage everyone who has not yet been vaccinated to do so at their earliest opportunity.

"Getting vaccinated is quite simply our state’s best way out of this pandemic."

Banks added that there are still roadblocks, particularly in rural communities and among people of color. the state is under 80 percent with both of those groups.

"We can do more to ensure everyone in Oregon has a fair and equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine," she said.