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What school immunization rates actually mean
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....
“No on Senate Bill 442” rally at Oregon State Capitol
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Mandatory child vaccination bill losing support in Salem
KGW.com By Nina Mehlhaf nina SALEM, Ore. -- Centuries-old diseases like measles have been making a comeback lately after an outbreak started at Disneyland, and spread to several cases in Oregon and Washington. But a bill in Salem that would make vaccines mandatory for...
What’s NACCHO got to do with Oregon’s vaccine exemption fight?
Guest Author Medium March 6, 2015 Authors’ Note: This is part 3 of a 3-part series. Our first article discussed the Truth About Oregon’s Vaccination Rates and we followed up with a question about Who cried wolf in Oregon? (by declaring an emergency that doesn’t exist)...
Vaccination issue should spark open, lively debate
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...
Child vaccination should be a parent’s choice
OregonLive By Sarrah Crist March 6, 2015 I have listened to the debate going on in this country about vaccines. I have kept my opinion to myself. Now I am done being silent. I am not religious; therefore, the choices I make for my children are based on them living...