vaccine

HB 2278 Allows pharmacists to vaccinate children

Posted on July 13, 2023 by BJ

01/20/2023 VOTE: NO – Signed into law by Gov.Kotek 7-13-23, effective 9-24-23 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2278 This bill authorizes pharmacists to administer vaccine to persons six months of age or older. This bill does not limit the administration of vaccines to influenza. There is worldwide controversy concerning vaccines including influenza and COVID that shouldn’t be administered without the approval of…

NFIB Lawsuit against OSHA’s vaccine mandate

Posted on November 13, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) filed a legal challenge against the Biden Administration’s emergency temporary standard, which would mandate businesses with 100 or more employees require workers take the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing and wear masks while at work. NFIB filed a petition for review at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit arguing…

Pandemic restrictions will be lifted statewide by Wednesday, 6-30-21

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

Oregon will lift pandemic limits in place for over a year no later than next week, Gov. Kate Brown said Friday. “When Oregon reaches 70% or by Wednesday, June 30, we will lift the safety programs we have relied on and open our economy,” Brown said . When the deadline passes or the goal is met, the county-by-county risk level…

Sen. Boquist: Vaccine data, crime excuses, campaign finance, more

Posted on June 13, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

Highlights, excerpts from Sen. Boquist newsletter The establishment legislature is racing to pass higher budgets along with end run bills against citizens then flee the closed Oregon State Capitol. Follow bills on OLIS, and in Joint Ways and Means – a 5000 series bill is a budge bill. This past week, I voted against most of the state budget bills, some containing…

Bill to Require More Schoolchildren to Be Vaccinated for Childhood Diseases Called Off Mid-Pandemic

Posted on February 16, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

Two years ago, Democrat lawmakers killed a bill to end Oregon’s philosophical exemption to school vaccination requirements, as part of a compromise to end a Republican walkout. This year, a similar bill, Senate Bill 254, is dying before debate gets going. “Oregon is at a critical moment with the implementation of vaccinations for COVID-19, and we have determined this does not make it possible…

2021 Oregon Legislature: Priorities, uncertainties

Posted on January 29, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

The 2021 Oregon Legislature is under way at the capitol building in Salem, but this session is far from normal. It is marked by pandemic related issues and restrictions and a $1.7 billion budget shortfall. By far, the top issue is the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Sen. Betsy Johnson. “We have heard both pro and con about the vaccine,” Johnson…