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Signs Of COVID Leveling Off: Q&A With Dr. Jim Shames

COVID-19 patients require a lot of intensive care and monitoring. Patients must be turned and repositioned a minimum of every two hours.
COVID-19 patients require a lot of intensive care and monitoring. Patients must be turned and repositioned a minimum of every two hours.

In the RATE of vaccination,Jackson County is right in the middle of Oregon counties, with about 61% of people 18+ already vaccinated.

But in the NUMBER of people left to vaccinate to get to 80%, the county is right at the bottom. That is the challenge facing health workers and the community itself.

Dr. Jim Shames, Jackson County Medical Director, is back to weekly Q&A sessions, as long as the danger remains high. Ask your question at 800-838-3760 or JX@jeffnet.org.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.