Josephine Co. receiving 1,800 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for community partners

Jenna King February 23, 2021

Last Updated: February 23, 2021

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —Josephine County is receiving around 1800 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to begin distributing to community partners.

Josephine County Public Health Director Mike Weber says the county is shifting from max vaccination events.

A new model relies on community partners, like pharmacies and medical clinics, to distribute the vaccine beginning Friday. They are not releasing those locations just yet.

Weber says that it is working to create a local vaccination call center, but it’s a few weeks out.

“They are going to be the catch-all the one-stop-shop, that anyone in Josephine County will be able to call and find out if they are eligible,” says Weber.

Weber says First Call Resolution of Grants Pass will operate the call center, it is already hiring.

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.