Oregon First State to Require Vaccination Proof for Maskless Entry Into Businesses, Workplaces, and Churches

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is requiring that people in workplaces, businesses, and religious sites show proof of vaccination in order to be allowed maskless entry to the facilities.

The state’s health authorities updated their masking guidance on May 19, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) rollback of strict mask mandates.

“Businesses, employers and faith institutions now have the option to adjust their masking guidance to allow fully vaccinated individuals to no longer wear a mask in their establishments,” the OHA declared in a statement.

“Businesses, employers and faith institutions doing so must...