Factors, including broadly-crafted religious exemption policies, appear to be blunting the impact of the mandate in counties with low vaccination rates.
Oct 19, 2021
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AUG. 19, 2021: KARLA MAYORGA, RN, TENDS TO A PATIENT. EVERY PERSON WHO WAS IN THIS INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY IN PORTLAND WAS CRITICALLY ILL WITH COVID-19./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB
So far, the agency has approved exemptions for nearly 16% of its workforce, which corrections officials said were largely for religions reasons.
Oct 14, 2021
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ANNALISA BIRT, LEFT, TALKS WITH GOV. KATE BROWN AT A DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APRIL 9, 2021./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB
Employees represented by SEIU Local 503 and AFSCME Council 75 who have received at least one dose of vaccine by Oct. 18 must now complete their immunization by Nov. 30.
After 20 more deaths were reported this weekend, the state reached another grim record in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct 12, 2021
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The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals held a rally on Sept. 28 to urge support for what the union calls safe staffing.
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Nurses and other professional health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and southwest Washington voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike.
Oct 11, 2021
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THE LEGACY-GOHEALTH URGENT CARE LOCATION IN WEST LINN SERVED AS A COVID-19 RAPID TESTING CENTER IN LATE 2020. IT'S NOW BEING CLOSED DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES LINKED TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S VACCINE MANDATE./GOHEALTH URGENT CARE