vaccination

Briefly: Clark County Measles Outbreak Up To 71 Confirmed Cases

Mar 14, 2019

Oregon Bill Would Ban Non-Medical Exemptions To Measles, Other Vaccines

Feb 24, 2019

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Briefly: Clark County Measles Outbreak Up To 62 Confirmed Cases

Feb 19, 2019

Amid Measles Outbreak, Oregon Lawmaker Readies Bill To End Vaccine Exemptions

Feb 8, 2019

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Ouch! Vaccination Rates for Older Adults Falling Short

Sep 16, 2015

Senate Votes to Give Public More Information About Low Vaccination Rates

Sen. Steiner Hayward argued that the information was essential to provide parents of kids who can’t be vaccinated to avoid putting them at risk of preventable diseases that could be carried by other kids simply because they’re not vaccinated. Each school will be required to conspicuously share data about vaccination rates, exposing those schools without herd immunity to greater public scrutiny.

Jun 30, 2015

CDC to Consider Routine Recommendation of Meningococcal Vaccine

Oregon advocates, parents pushing for vaccine.

Jun 18, 2015

Senate Health Moves to Let Pharmacists Vaccinate More Children

At the same time, the Senate Health Committee held off a push from the Oregon Dental Association to give dentists the ability to administer shots. Both bills are designed to counteract Oregon’s drop in vaccination rates by improving access.

Mar 19, 2015

How Does a University Decide to Vaccinate an Entire Student Body?

University of Oregon faces “monumental logistical effort,” and a potential bill as high as $7 million to offer vaccinations for strain of meningococcal disease that has killed one student and hospitalized three others.

Feb 23, 2015

Brown Supports Effort to Vaccinate All Oregon School Children

Despite helping vaccine skeptics introduce legislation as a state senator, Gov. Kate Brown’s spokeswoman said she never agreed with their position, and the new governor told reporters that she would work to eliminate vaccine exemptions for children who do not have a medical reason to get one.

Feb 20, 2015