March 24, 2021 3:50 a.m.

The Oregon Health Authority has announced that 20 Oregon counties have now submitted letters signaling their intention to immediately offer COVID-19 vaccinations to expanded eligibility groups.

The counties, including Douglas, can now begin vaccinating all individuals listed in the Phase 1B, Group 6, ahead of the previously designated statewide start date of March 29th. That includes:

*Adults age 45-64 with one or more underlying health conditions with increased risk

*Migrant and seasonal farm workers

*Seafood and agricultural workers

*Food processing workers

*People living in low-income senior housing, or senior and independent living

*Individuals experiencing houselessness – sheltered and unsheltered

*People currently displaced by wildfires

*Wildland firefighters

*Pregnant people age 16 and under

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