PORTLAND — Officials in Oregon say at least 99 state workers have been fired for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
KOIN reports the figures from the Department of Administrative Services show that out of more than 40,000 state workers, 84.7% received the vaccine and 12.2% were exempt on religious or medical grounds.
The rest are either on long term leave such as parental leave or waiting to get their vaccination status verified.
The Department of Agriculture was lagging behind in their vaccination numbers earlier in the week, but they now report only 10 people have been placed on administrative leave for not getting vaccinated.