The unvaccinated face a bigger threat of hospitalization if they get COVID, and if that happens, they're certain to have big health care bills despite insurance coverage.
Local leaders have opted to recommend rather than mandate masks in indoor spaces, because they think more people will comply with guidance rather than edicts.
Aug 4, 2021
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After about two months of hospitalization, Maria Nevarez, one of Oregon Health & Science University’s first patients with COVID-19 has finally been discharged, May 13, 2020. Staff lined the hallway to cheer for her as she left the hospital.
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The announcement follows decisions by some hospital systems to require employee vaccinations against COVID-19 despite an Oregon law banning the practice.