10 Oregon counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate – KOIN.com

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by: Gabby Urenda, Stacker.com

FILE Pharmacist Kenni Clark prepares a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at City of Lawrences The Center, which serves seniors, families and the community, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Lawrence, Mass. U.S. regulators, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, are shortening the time that people who received Modernas COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster to five months rather than six. The Moderna vaccine is open to Americans 18 and older.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN/Stacker) With COVID-19 cases surging in Oregon due to the omicron variant, health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated and get boosted.

With the help of Stacker.com, KOIN 6 News compiled a list of counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the state.

Using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and COVID Act Now, counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Jan. 13, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available.

According to the Oregon Health Authority, 81.8% of people ages 18 and older living in Oregon have initiated COVID-19 vaccination and have received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, Jan. 19. 74.5% have completed their primary series, or have received one dose of Johnson & Johnson, two doses of Moderna or two doses of Pfizer vaccines.

38.5% have received a booster of any COVID-19 vaccine in addition to completing their primary series.

The United States as of Jan. 14 reached 846,638 COVID-19-related deaths and 64.1 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 62.8% of the entire U.S. population is fully vaccinated, and 37.5% have received booster doses.

Below, youll find the top 10 counties in Oregon with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate.

For a full list, click here.

Editors Note:KOIN 6 News edited this story originally published on stacker.com to include only 10 locations on the list, extract specific words and add more words as necessary. This article has been re-published pursuant to aCC BY-NC 4.0 License.

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