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Vaccinations in Oregon (Saturday), Feb. 1

Saturday, OHA reported that 25,500 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 19,867 doses were administered on Jan. 29 and 5,633 were administered on previ...
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Vaccinations in Oregon (Friday), Feb. 1

Friday, OHA reported that 23,004 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 15,813 doses were administered on Jan. 28 and 7,191 were administered on previou...
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OPERA Service Maintenance, Feb. 1

OHA scheduled time to perform server and file migration maintenance on its data management system known as the Oregon Pandemic Emergency Response Application (OPERA). OPERA serves as the state’s database for CO...
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Oregon PUC Approves Extension Deadline, Jan. 29

SALEM, Ore. – In June 2020, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) was allocated $3.5 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars for the Oregon Lifeline Program to temporarily increase the discount ...
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Foster Care in Oregon, Jan. 29

(Salem) – Despite the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic and historic wildfires, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division was able to reduce the use of foster care to a his...
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National Human Trafficking Month, Jan. 29

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month. In commemoration, Rebecca Jones Gaston, Director of the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, wants to remind Oregonians of t...
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EITC Awareness Day, Jan. 29

Salem, Ore. — As the 15th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day approaches on January 29, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and the Oregon Department of Revenue are encouraging ...