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Oregon vaccine rate improves, but work remains
Statesman Journal By Saeroom Yoo May 4, 2015 Oregon kindergartners are getting their required school immunizations at a higher rate, the Oregon Public Health Division announced Friday. The rate at which the children have been "opted out" for nonmedical reasons has...
Oregon’s vaccine exemption rate drops 17 percent
Oregon Health Authority May 01, 2015 Decrease attributed to more stringent requirements for seeking nonmedical exceptions Fewer Oregon parents or guardians sought nonmedical exemptions to the state’s school immunization requirements over the last year, according to...
Oregon vaccine bill nears key legislative decision
Statesman Journal April 21, 2015 Associated Press A proposal designed to enhance parents' knowledge of vaccination rates in their children's schools goes before a key legislative committee Tuesday. The bill would require schools to publish the rate of exemptions from...
Oregon vaccine rate improves for first time in 15 years
Statesman Journal By Saeroom Yoo April 17, 2015 Preliminary data show the rate of children who had been opted out of required school shots for nonmedical reasons has declined slightly, indicating that the recent education requirements passed in 2013 might be working....
Vaccine controversy: Oregon senator’s school bill renews exemption fight
The Oregonian 04/10/2015 By Denis Theirault SALEM -- A bill that would require Oregon schools to publish their immunization rates has reinvigorated what's been a white-hot -- and sometimes ugly -- legislative debate over vaccine exemptions. Senate Bill 895's chief...
Hearing revives vaccine debate in Oregon Legislature
Statesman Journal 04/10/2015 By Saerom Yoo After a controversial bill designed to take away parents' option to claim nonmedical exemptions from school shots fizzled, its sponsor has come back with a bill that tries to find a middle ground between Oregon's relatively...