Updates to County Risk Levels Take Effect This Friday

April 7, 2021

Clackamas County is moving from the Moderate to High Risk level, effective this Friday, as COVID-19. Clackamas County will remain in the High Risk category, effective April 9 through April 22. As case counts and hospitalizations increase and counties qualify for higher risk levels, restrictions on businesses and activities will increase. Read the full news release here. 

Please continue wearing masks, maintaining physical distance, staying home when sick, and get the vaccine when it’s available to you.

Timeline Moved up to Vaccinate Folks 16 and Older 
Yesterday, Governor Kate Brown announced that people in Oregon who are 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 19. Read the full news release  here. 

Getting the Vaccine is Safer Than Having COVID-19 
COVID-19 can have serious, life-threatening complications, and there is no way to know how COVID-19 will affect you, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And if you do get sick, you could spread the disease to people you care about.

Natural protection, also known as immunity, may come from getting COVID-19, but evidence suggests that reinfection with the virus that causes COVID-19 is uncommon in the 90 days after initial infection. Experts don’t know for sure how long this protection lasts, and the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 far outweighs any benefits of natural immunity. COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you by creating an antibody (immune system) response without having to experience sickness.

For more information on the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination visit the CDC webpage.