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COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 by the World Health Organization. The Hood River County Health Department has worked to make resources available throughout the county, collaborating with the Oregon Health Authority and local partners to keep our community healthy and safe. With vaccinations and boosters now prevalent, social and economic behaviors are gradually returning to a pre-pandemic state. We’ll continue to learn to live with COVID like we do the flu as we move into an endemic. This means the disease outbreak will continue to be consistently present, yet the disease spread and rates will become more predictable. If you’re interested in following what’s happening around the State, visit this site.

Thank you, Hood River County!

Hood River County vaccination rate* 90.3%
Oregon’s overall vaccination rate 83.6%
Hood River County additional doses rate (third or booster) 53.6%
* Vaccinated with at least one dose, ages 18 years and older.

Additional Resources:

Visit this page for more statewide and county comparisons as well as hospitalization statistics.

For vaccine or booster options and eligibility: hrccovid19.org.

For local COVID-19 testing information: gorgeimpact.com/testing.

HRC Health Dept. currently offers Moderna (ages 18+) and Pfizer (ages 5-11) vaccines on a walk-in basis, Monday - Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm.

News and Noteworthy:

Electronic Vaccine Card: Last week, Oregon released My Electronic Vaccine Card, a system to provide electronic copies of vaccine records. With this system, users can provide vaccination proof easily from their mobile devices.

Therapeutics Availability: Rite Aid and Walgreens pharmacies in Hood River now carry the oral antiviral Molnupiravir and will soon also carry Paxlovid. One Community Health will also soon be able to dispense oral antivirals in clinic to their patients.

Upcoming Events:

Vaccines and PCR testing available, no appointments necessary:

o Friday, May 13^th – Marine Park Pavilion (Cascade Locks), 2pm – 7pm

o Friday, May 20^th – Mt. Hood Town Hall (Mt. Hood/Parkdale), 2pm – 7pm

Health Department offers wide variety of services:

Immunizations – Childhood and adult immunizations, including the flu vaccine. (Visit hrccovid19.org for COVID-19 vaccine options.)

Family Planning & Reproductive Health – Walk-in services are available for a variety of services including breast and cervical cancer screening and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment.

WIC (Women, Infants and Children) – Supplemental nutrition program designed to improve health outcomes.

Oregon Health Plan Assistance – Assistance in applying for Oregon Health Plan (OHP) and Market Place Insurance is available. WIC and OHP assistance is available by telephone or by appointment.

Vital Records – Certified copies of Birth or Death Certificates may be purchased in person.

Environmental Health – Offers a broad variety of services, including food handler education and certification, food, pool, and lodging health and safety inspections, safe drinking water and onsite septic system evaluations and inspections.