New life for Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree

Posted: Aug 14, 2020 / 04:23 PM PDT / Updated: Aug 14, 2020 / 04:23 PM PDT

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Clark County now accepting Phase 1b vaccine requests

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Those included in Phase 1b Tier 1 of Washington's COVID-19 vaccination plan can now request vaccinations in Clark County.

Clark County Public Health is accepting requests from both Phase 1a and 1b via a webform on the Public Health website. Those eligible will be connected to local health care facilities with COVID-19 vaccine.

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Up in smoke? Vancouver hookah lounge struggles in pandemic

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Plenty of businesses have been struggling to get by during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hookah lounges are among those having an extremely difficult time.

Hookah lounges serve as place where people can smoke flavored tobacco through water pipes. It's a tradition that started centuries ago in the Middle East and India and is now a social activity in places around the world. While there aren’t many of these businesses in Oregon or Washington, their numbers have dropped during the pandemic. Ali Abuhamdeh owns ME Ultra Lounge in Vancouver and says he knows of two lounges in Portland and two in Seattle that closed in 2020.

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Mass vaccination clinics open at Portland, Vancouver VA

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Over the past month, both the Portland and Vancouver Veterans Affairs offices have been vaccinating veterans living in the VA long-term care facilities along with VA health care personnel.

Now, more COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics are underway at the Portland and Vancouver VA to take care of veterans who are high risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

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