SOUTHEAST PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Community College is hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 3-7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22 at the Mt. Tabor Hall Building, Southeast Campus.

In partnership with Multnomah County’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) and Oregon Health and Science University, the clinic will provide the Pfizer vaccine (first or second dose) to everyone 12 years of age or older. Bilingual staff will be onsite to assist with Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish, and interpretive services will be available for other languages. The vaccine is free, and no proof of insurance, identification or appointments are required.

Those receiving their first vaccine will get a $100 Visa gift card and an additional $50 gift card for their second dose, to be administered at the same location from 3-7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13. Vaccinated community members who bring friends and family to get vaccinated will receive a $50 gift card as well. Food boxes will also be provided. 

“We are fortunate to have amazing community partners in this effort,” said PCC’s Chief Diversity Officer Tricia Brand. “Our community partnerships are the key to our ability to serve our students and their families. Whatever role we can play to provide assistance and support to community-led vaccine efforts, we are pleased to do so.”

As of Sept. 16, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data shows that 81.3% of COVID-19 cases reported in the month of September occurred in people who were unvaccinated, and only 4.7% of all breakthrough cases have required hospitalization. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, vaccination is the most effective way to prevent severe disease and death after exposure to the coronavirus. In addition, it reduces the spread of the disease to those who are not able, or not yet eligible, to be vaccinated.

Representatives from the Oregon Chinese Coalition will be onsite, staffing a rental assistance and resource booth to help Multnomah County residents apply for resources. Forms will be available in Chinese, Vietnamese and English. REACH will provide additional services and educational materials in multiple languages to help answer questions community members may have about COVID-19.

For more details on PCC’s vaccine clinics, visit https://www.pcc.edu/coronavirus/vaccine-clinics-at-pcc/

About Portland Community College: Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and provides training, degree and certificate completion, and lifelong learning to more than 60,000 full- and part-time students in Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Columbia counties. PCC has four comprehensive campuses, eight education centers or areas served, and approximately 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning.

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