Oregon senator to propose new school vaccine policy

Oregon senator to propose new school vaccine policy

Mar 11, 2015 | News

StatesmanJournal.com March 11, 2015 By Saerom Yoo Oregon legislators are backing off a proposal that would have made it tougher for school children to opt out of vaccinations. Instead, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward said Wednesday she will propose a different policy...
Oregon senator to propose new school vaccine policy

Senator drops Oregon vaccine mandate bill

Mar 11, 2015 | Legislative News, News

Statesman Journal March 11, 2015 By Saerom Yoo Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, a family physician who led the charge for strengthening Oregon’s school immunization law, will no longer pursue the legislation, a staffer said today. Senate Bill 442, which has had...
What school immunization rates actually mean

What school immunization rates actually mean

Mar 9, 2015 | News

Statesman Journal by Saerom Yoo March 9, 2015 During Oregon’s debate on whether all school and daycare children should be required to be fully vaccinated unless they have a medical exemption, I have used Oregon’s statewide kindergarten nonmedical exemption rate a lot....

Vaccination issue should spark open, lively debate

Mar 6, 2015 | News, Opinion Pieces

Hillsboro Tribune By the Editorial Board March 6, 2015 Last week, Gov. Kate Brown said Oregon needs to have “a broader discussion” about the death penalty and the criminal justice system. We believe the same approach also needs to be taken with the issue of...
RFK Jr. lobbies over Oregon vaccine bill

RFK Jr. lobbies over Oregon vaccine bill

Mar 6, 2015 | News, Video

Robert F. Kennedy will also screen a documentary called Trace Amounts By Tim Becker and KOIN 6 News Staff March 5, 2015 SALEM, Ore. (KOIN 6) — As Oregon legislators debate whether to eliminate non-medical exemptions for vaccinations, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  met with...