Health

The VA will mandate vaccines for its health workers in Oregon. Other hospitals in the state can’t.

By Amelia Templeton (OPB), Kate Davidson (OPB) and Rob Manning (OPB)
July 27, 2021 1 p.m.

For more than 30 years, Oregon law has prevented employers from mandating vaccines for healthcare workers. That’s left Oregon an outlier as more hospitals nationwide require vaccination.