ONTARIO – The Malheur County Health Department will be host its usual vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Four Rivers Cultural Center for all eligible people. Adults age 45 and up with underlying health conditions, agricultural workers, homeless people, pregnant people, and people displaced by[Read More…]
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Saint Alphonsus to host vaccine clinic Monday
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario receives Covid vaccine, December 2020 (Enterprise file photo) ONTARIO – Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario will offer vaccinations to eligible Oregonians on Monday, March 29. More than 80 appointments to get the Covid vaccine shot are available at the following link. Newly eligible[Read More…]
As more people are eligible for vaccine, here’s where to get yours in Malheur County
The Covid vaccine. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – Agricultural workers and other frontline workers are now eligible for the Covid vaccine in Malheur County. The state announced on Friday that it was expanding the list of those eligible for the vaccine, and the change took effect on Monday. Besides ag[Read More…]
Advocates seek to bridge vaccine gap for Latinos, others in Malheur County
The Covid vaccine. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – Providers and advocacy groups in Ontario said steps were being taken at the local level to ensure that vaccine gets to Hispanic and Latino communities and communities of color, who have experienced higher rates of illness and fatalities from the virus. Across[Read More…]
While some schools see enrollment dips, Harper is seeing an online surge
Ron Talbot, superintendent of Harper School District. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) HARPER – Traditional school enrollment was down and online enrollment surged at Malheur County schools last fall as families looked for ways to cope with the challenges of comprehensive distance learning during the Covid pandemic. The Oregon Department of Education’s[Read More…]
Feb. 18 vaccination clinic at Four Rivers Cultural Center canceled
(Enterprise file photo) ONTARIO – The afternoon vaccination clinic scheduled to be held at Four Rivers Cultural Center on Thursday, Feb. 18, has been canceled due to weather-related shipment issues, the Malheur County Health Department said in a press release Wednesday. A second vaccination clinic, scheduled to be held 8:45[Read More…]
You did it, Malheur County – data shows drop in Covid, eased restrictions could come next week
Health officials hope the one-day testing event will give local authorities a better sense of the prevalence of COVID-19 in the community.(The Enterprise/file) Malheur County may be headed for indoor dining and larger gatherings soon after new state data shows the pandemic has eased considerably locally. The new figures posted[Read More…]
Heartbreaking loss of Vale father from Covid resonates for local family
Jerry Erstrom (center with hat) poses with his son Mike (left) and other family members. Ernstrom died Jan. 21 from the Covid virus. (Photo courtesy of Niki Cutler) VALE – The nurse walked into the hospital room and then the chaplain came and they stood by as Niki Cutler kneeled[Read More…]
Ontario residential facility group cleared after five cases, proactive testing
Ontario’s Dorian Place Residential Facility is cleared of Covid cases, but has experienced one death, according to a company official. On Wednesday, July 22, the Oregon Health Authority reported an outbreak of five Covid cases at Dorian Place. The cases are split between the Dorian Place and Well Springs Senior[Read More…]
Mandate masks: Saint Alphonsus, St. Luke’s hospital systems warn of Covid overflow
Idaho health care executives are asking for a state mandate requiring people to wear masks to stop the increase of Covid-related hospital admissions before they become overwhelmed. “If we do not reverse this trend, we are headed for a crisis,” said Chris Roth, St. Luke’s Health System president and CEO.[Read More…]