The latest Oregon Health Authority statistics show 51 percent of those age 16 and older in Wasco County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, leaving plenty of work to be done to hit the 65 percent necessary to move into the state’s lower risk category. North Central Public Health District Director Dr. Mimi McDonell says one of their strategies to get more people vaccinated is to make it easier for those who find it difficult to schedule a shot. Wasco County will drop from the high risk category to moderate risk on Friday, thanks to its rolling two-week COVID case count dropping to 38.