OHSU steps up to vaccinate Oregon

State’s academic health center collaborates with other organizations on community vaccination clinics

By Erik Robinson January 27, 2021 Portland, OR

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Andy Henning, an OHSU nurse practitioner, rings a bell and cheers for a vehicle full of newly vaccinated people on Sunday, Jan. 24 during a drive-through vaccination clinic at Portland International Airports Red Economy Parking Lot. OHSU is working to vaccinate as many Oregonians as quickly as possible to end the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon. (OHSU/Erik Robinson)

Community vaccination clinics

From left, Alice Cuprill-Comas, OHSUs executive vice president and general counsel, and OHSU research associate Kaylyn Devlin direct traffic on Sunday, Jan. 24 at a drive-through vaccination clinic at Portland International Airport. OHSU is collaborating with the Port of Portland and the American Red Cross to operate the site. (OHSU/Erik Robinson)

Community vaccination clinics

Oliver Pelayo, an OHSU registered nurse, prepares vaccine doses during a drive-through clinic held Sunday, Jan. 24 at the Red Economy Parking Lot at Portland International Airport. OHSU officials are preparing to scale up the site to vaccinate as many as 10,000 people a day as supplies become available. (OHSU/Erik Robinson)

Community vaccination clinics

Shannon Cushing receives a vaccine on Thursday, Jan. 21, the first day of a new drive-through vaccination clinic in the Red Economy Parking Lot at Portland International Airport. The site is a collaboration between OHSU, the Port of Portland and the American Red Cross. (OHSU/Kathryn Peck)

Community vaccination clinics

OHSU is planning to vaccinate as many Oregonians as possible through community vaccination sites, including this drive-through vaccination clinic in the Red Economy Parking Lot of the Portland airport. OHSU physicians and scientists caution that it will be critical for people to maintain public health measures even after they receive a vaccination. (OHSU/Kathryn Peck)

Community vaccination clinics

Jacqueline Webb, at right, prepares a COVID-19 dose, alongside fellow OHSU employee Alicia Burian during a drive-through clinic on Sunday, Jan. 24, in the Red Economy Parking Lot at Portland International Airport. (OHSU/Erik Robinson)

Community vaccination clinics

Vials of Moderna vaccines await preparation for a drive-through vaccination clinic on Sunday, Jan. 24, in the Red Economy Parking Lot at Portland International Airport. (OHSU/Erik Robinson)