January 15, 2021
In today’s update, you will find important information, including:
- Save the Date | The Next Live Audio Broadcast is January 19
- Update: Member Appointments for COVID-19 Vaccine
- Update: KPNW Vaccination Event, January 16 and 17, in Tualatin
- Update: Oregon Convention Center Vaccination Clinic Next Week!
- Reminder: Join “COVID-19 Vaccination: It Matters in Saving Black Lives” Virtual Townhall
Live Audio Broadcast | Latest COVID-19 Updates from the KPNW Command Center
Join our next LIVE audio broadcast Tuesday, January 19, starting at 12:10 p.m.
Submit your questions or suggestions for future topics.
Update: Member Appointments for COVID-19 Vaccine
We continue to experience high call volumes and overwhelming interest from members about when they’ll be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are a few things you can tell them to help provide reassurance:
- Currently, only people in the 1a group are eligible to get the vaccine. Go to kp.org/covidvaccine, and select Northwest region, to learn about eligibility in Oregon and SW Washington.
- As vaccine supplies are distributed, we are continually adding appointment times.
- Soon we will have a wait list for members to reserve their virtual place in line. Please check kp.org/covidvaccine in a few days.
- As stewards of the vaccine, we follow the guidance of the CDC, the Oregon Health Authority, and the Washington State Health Department.
Update: KPNW Vaccination Event, January 16 and 17, in Tualatin
- All clinical and non-clinical positions have been filled! We are thrilled with the enthusiasm and grateful for the support expressed by so many employees. There will be many more opportunities to participate in coming weeks and months.
- All appointments were also filled!
- If you have an appointment and attend the event in Tualatin, please remember to bring your KP badge.
- The event is open by appointment only to KPNW employees; and, to members and non-members who are part of the 1a group AND received an invite from their employer.
- Please support the appointment-only process and do not invite others to attend.
Go, Team Tualatin!
Update: Oregon Convention Center Vaccination Clinic Next Week!
We are continuing to plan for the opening of a vaccination clinic next Wednesday at the Oregon Convention Center. Vaccinations will be available by appointment for those in the 1a prioritization group. We are also in discussions with OHSU, Legacy and Providence and are meeting with them today to discuss plans for combining forces on ongoing community vaccine clinics. We will share updates as details are finalized for both next Wednesday’s clinic, and the larger health system partnership.
REMINDER: Join “COVID-19 Vaccination: It Matters in Saving Black Lives” Virtual Townhall
The Institute and UCLA BRITE Center for Science, Research and Policy invite you to attend a virtual town hall Saturday, January 16, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with some of the nations’ premier COVID-19 experts and historically Black institution and organization leaders to address facts, fears and myths pertaining to COVID-19 vaccinations as we fight to protect and save Black lives. Kaiser Permanente is a sponsor and Greg A. Adams, Kaiser Permanente, chairman and CEO, is providing welcoming remarks. Learn how to attend.
What’s New in Healthconnect?
January 14 | See the latest edition for important updates.
Flu Shots at Designated Pharmacies Extended to March 31
Members can now get a flu shot at designated pharmacies through March 31. If you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet, or completed a declination form, now is the time to do so. Visit Kp.org to find a retail pharmacy location, and read more on insideKP.
Reminder: Please wait 14 days between getting a flu vaccine and getting a COVID-19 vaccine. It is not known if getting the COVID-19 vaccine within 14 days of another vaccine will affect how each vaccine works.
Situation Update
Note: The COVID-19 Quick Facts Dashboard has been updated to include vaccination data.
