Oregon has left it up to businesses whether they want to know if you are vaccinated or not, but GOP lawmakers want the state to ban the practice altogether.

Under a bill from state Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, the state would ban public and private entities from using vaccination status as a condition of employment. It would also keep governments from suppressing Oregonians from “exercising first amendment rights because of COVID-19 risks.”

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