vaccine mandate

A student touches elbows with a teacher as she leaves school at Ellsworth Elementary School in Vancouver, Wash., earlier this spring. A shortage of teachers and substitute teachers has put a strain on trying to get a teacher in every classroom, forcing administrators to sometimes fill in as teachers.

Vaccination rates in Oregon public schools vary widely as districts comply with state mandates

Elizabeth Miller

In Oregon and Southwest Washington's largest school districts, most staff have been vaccinated, with the rest receiving exemptions or leaving.

Education

Corvallis School Board decides against requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students

Chris M Lehman

The Corvallis School Board decided Thursday night not to become the first district in Oregon to require COVID-19 vaccines for all eligible students. Board…

Health & Medicine

Unions win six week COVID vaccine reprieve for most Oregon government workers

Two of Oregon’s most influential unions have bargained with the state to allow employees of the state executive branch more time to comply with Gov. Kate…