The idea was to encourage a culturally sensitive approach for the immigrant community to come together with medical professionals to access free vaccinations and booster shots. Guess what? It worked.

Health Officials have upped the ante on vaccinations. Any Wasco County resident who gets vaccinated at the mobile clinic in The Dalles will receive a $50 VISA card. Find out how here.

Chelsea Albin of Rivertap shows off a fresh bandaid at Rivertap This morning, May 7. The bar as well as Freebridge Brewing, Bargeway Pub and Sunshine Mill are participating in a mobile vaccination against COVID-19 this evening, Friday, May 7. Participants earn $10 in token to go toward food. Herd immunity just got tasty!

Oregon’s Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan a product of Dufur and The Dalles High school turned out for the North Central Public Health’s Friday Night Lights mass vaccination for high school students at Wahtonka Field in The Dalles. Fagan compared vaccinations to stacking sandbags in the 1996 flood in The Dalles, both an effort to protect and save our community.

The North Central Public Health District organized and executed a large vaccine event today at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center today, Saturday, Jan. 23. Organizers scheduled 150 people in the morning and 150 people in the afternoon to receive the vaccination.

Vaccine demand far exceeds supply, so the public’s patience is appreciated. Check here to see who is receiving vaccinations and where the process stands.