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    What's up: Leading stories in Portland

    2021-10-02

    (PORTLAND, OR) Check out this roundup of hyper-local news in Portland.

    Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Portland area, click here.

    LOCAL HEADLINELOCAL HEADLINE
    Portland / kxl.com

    Hundreds Of Hospital Workers Off The Job Because They Refuse To Be Vaccinated

    Hundreds Of Hospital Workers Off The Job Because They Refuse To Be Vaccinated

    PORTLAND, Ore– Sources tell KXL at least 800 employees with Legacy are forced to take unpaid administrative leave because they refused to get covid-19 vaccinations. Several Urgent Care clinics are closed . Lab services are not available . Also a number of Portland area hospital ER’s are on divert….meaning they won’t accept patients getting to the hospital by ambulance. A number of employees who requested religious exemptions were denied. Read more

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    So the vaccine is safe all it is is just the RNA, NA of the virus itself, There is no live virus in the vaccine, It is a virus strain of the flu in the flu vaccine and people have taken that I'm gone sick from the flu after getting the vaccine, There is a weakened form of the flu in the flu vaccine and well, And a lot of people got that flu vaccine and Nurses and doctors are forced to are supposed to take the vaccine and they don't walk off their job, There is no live virus in this new vaccine it's just the rna of the virus.

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    good! if they don't believe the science behind vaccines and don't trust doctors and scientists then they need to have a different job

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    Portland / keprtv.com

    Health care worker says patients will suffer most with vaccine mandate firings

    Health care worker says patients will suffer most with vaccine mandate firings

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Coleman Nagy is losing his job for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Thursday was his last day at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. He’s been a respiratory therapist for 34 years and has worked at Legacy for 10. In an interview with KATU, he talked about what... Read more

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    Another great idea liberals… you guys are on a roll. Defund police… decriminalize drugs…. Let homeless camps invade the city… next progressive idea… make all the health workers quit. Your plan is working. Congratulations. Remember… if anyone gets in your way… scream racism as loud as you can… you got this..

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    all these hospital systems saying they are going to replace these workers, no problem!! where they going to get them?? they don't come from Amazon

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    Washington County / eminetra.com

    Willamette Water Supply Project on track for 2026 completion – Portland, Oregon

    Willamette Water Supply Project on track for 2026 completion – Portland, Oregon

    When the new system is complete, it will provide drinking water to thousands of people in Washington County. Posted: Posted September 29, 2021 / 12:08 PM PDT / Has been updated: September 29, 2021 / 12:08 PM PDT. Wilsonville, Oregon (KOIN) —Autumn rain in Wilsonville Willamette Water Supply Project. Construction... Read more

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    Portland / youtube.com

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