Portland's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public workers might exempt police officers: reports
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Portland might exempt police officers from a recently announced plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for some public workers, according to reports.
The city attorney’s office advised staff on Tuesday that the order requiring vaccines among police may now be legally dubious due to new guidance from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reported. Oregon law restricts local municipalities from issuing mandates for firefighters or police officers unless there is a federal or state law in place that requires it. The city believed that Gov. Kate Brown’s Aug. 19 requirement to mandate vaccinations for the state’s health care workers covered police officers, who receive some medical training.More Related News