PeaceHealth joins other health care providers in mandating vaccines for caregivers

Published: Aug. 4, 2021, 12:58 a.m.

b'On Monday, health care giant Kaiser Permanente announced that it will require the COVID-19 vaccine for all of its physicians and employees. Peacehealth, a nonprofit Catholic health system serving Oregon and Washington, made a similar announcement the next day. Both say the mandates will apply to their employees here in Oregon, in spite of a state law that many interpret as banning vaccine mandates for health care workers.'