Changes to Public COVID Testing and Vaccinations

After more than 3,000 COVID-19 tests administered to the public since August, Cow Creek Public Health and Cow Creek Health and Wellness will refocus efforts in the coming weeks on clinic operations, preparing for cold and flu season, and expanding vaccinations and coronavirus treatments.

Cow Creek Public Health – Click here to view changes to testing and vaccinations

Beginning September 13, Cow Creek provides two locations for free COVID-19 rapid antigen testing with reduced hours. Testing will be held at the Public Health site in Roseburg across the street from the Cow Creek Government Offices, and at the South Clinic in Canyonville. Testing will be from 9AM-1PM at both locations Monday through Friday only. Weekend testing ended September 26.

Testing will be free to the public and available without a required appointment through October 8. Beginning Monday October 11, Cow Creek Health and Wellness and Cow Creek Public Health will provide COVID-19 testing for established patients only, as well as Tribal members and Cow Creek and UIDC employees. Appointments will be required.

Cow Creek Public Health is committed to offering free COVID-19 vaccinations to the public, both Moderna (two-dose series administered one month apart) and Johnson & Johnson (single dose) shots are available. Starting Monday, September 27, vaccines will be available Monday through Friday only from 9AM to 3:45PM at the Public Health site in Roseburg across the street from the Cow Creek Government Offices. Please check the Cow Creek Public Health page for updated dates and times.

At this time, booster shots of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are approved for only a select group of patients. Cow Creek Public Health will contact those patients eligible for booster shots and schedule accordingly. In accordance and with the full approval of the federal government, FDA and CDC, Cow Creek Public Health will plan to administer other COVID boosters only when recommended.

In addition to combating the coronavirus, Cow Creek Public Health will begin their yearly focus on preventing flu starting in September. The Public Health Team will administer flu vaccines to UIDC and Cow Creek employees, established patients of the Cow Creek Health & Wellness Clinics, and to Cow Creek Tribal members, as well as enrolled Tribal members of other federally recognized Tribes, on a number of dates in September and October. Tribal members looking for more information on dates and times the Cow Creek Public Health Mobile Flu Events, please click here.

For complete details and up-to-date info on testing and vaccination changes, please visit the Cow Creek Public Health page.