Oregon Vaccination rates meet or exceed national averages for every shot
According to the CDC’s National Immunization Program, Oregon is within the statistical range of vaccination rates on every vaccine. Because the data for exemptions in Oregon counts a child who misses even a single vaccine as “unvaccinated”, the media has been confused:
Importantly, there has been absolutely no drop-off in Oregon in immunization levels over time, according to the Oregon Immunization Program within our Department of Health.
According to Lorraine Duncan, the Oregon Immunization Program Manager, Oregon already exceeds the 2020 Healthy People goal of 90% immunization level on every vaccine:
