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PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — When you dial 9-1-1 in Washington County, how likely will the first-responder you interact with be vaccinated? The answer to that question is a little complicated with patchwork local vaccine requirements and a federal appeals court blocking the Biden Administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate.
The mandate, announced on Nov. 4, requires companies with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4, or that they regularly get tested for the virus.
Days later, the national Occupational Safety and Health Administration, several states and a number of special interest groups sued the administration, calling the mandate a government overreach.
Despite the block, Oregon OSHA had initially intended to create its own vaccine mandate plan by Saturday, Dec. 4. But now the agency states that it’s unlikely that it will meet that deadline.
“Oregon OSHA is continuing discussions with stakeholders, and at this point, we do not anticipate adopting a rule by Dec. 4, 2021,” the Oregon OSHA website states. “If the stay remains in place, our timelines will be adjusted accordingly. We will continue to monitor the lawsuit and evaluate our options.”
The future outcome of the lawsuit remains unclear. So workplace vaccine requirements will rely on patchwork state and local mandates in the meantime.
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