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Oregonians debate proposed immunization mandate
Statesman Journal February 19, 2015 Tense testimony about a proposal to eliminate nonmedical exemptions from Oregon's school immunization law continued for more than three hours Wednesday afternoon as Oregonians discussed conflicting scientific claims, parental...
Oregon Senate to hear testimony on bill limiting nonmedical immunization exemptions
JURIST February 17, 2015 The Oregon Senate Committee on Health Care [official website] is scheduled to hear testimony on a bill [SB 422, PDF] that would limit the option for parents to receive non-medical exemptions from school vaccinations. Sponsored by state Senator...
Senator seeks to toughen Oregon’s vaccine exemption law
Statesman Journal February 16, 2015 As the multistate measles outbreak is attracting national attention, Oregon might soon switch from being a state with one of the easiest immunization opt-out laws to among the toughest. Up until 2014, Oregon parents could opt out of...
Nonmedical vaccination exemptions will be targeted in Senate health committee hearing
OregonLive February 16, 2015 The state Senate Health Care Committee will hold a public hearing this week on proposed legislation that would remove parents' ability to exempt their children from vaccinations for nonmedical reasons. Senate Bill 442, as currently...
Oregon’s vaccination exemption rate doesn’t tell the whole story
By Amy Wang OregonLive February 7, 2015 Although Oregon has the nation's highest rate of childhood vaccination exemptions, a solid majority of the state's children attend schools and child care facilities with immunization rates high enough to protect everyone,...