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Council Corner: Please help me with my list ... Ashland council to consider water rate surcharge, Welcome Center agreement ... Ashland High's Michelle Zundel heading to Medford district ... OTHER VIEWS Other Views: Vaccine rate improves Comment By The (Bend) Bulletin DailyTidings.com By The (Bend) Bulletin Posted May. 16, 2015 at 12:01 AM By The (Bend) Bulletin Posted May. 16, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News Everyone who can get vaccinated should. It helps to protect those who can't. Most Oregon parents do get their children vaccinated. Doctors tell them what is recommended. The shots are given. But there have been more parents in Oregon that shun shots than in other states. Last year, Oregonians had the highest opt-out rate for kindergarteners in the country at 7 percent. This year, for the first time in 10 years, Oregon's rate dropped, to 5.8 percent. Crook County's rate was 2.7 percent. Jefferson County's rate was 1 percent. Deschutes County had the worst rate in Central Oregon at 8.3 percent. Part of the reason for the drop could be a 2014 law that compelled parents seeking an exemption to get information about the benefits and risks of vaccines from a health care worker or watch a video. The target public health officials frequently cite is a 95 percent vaccination rate. That makes it more difficult for disease like measles and whooping cough to spread. But even if Oregon ever hits that average 95 percent rate across the state, the distribution of people with and without their shots is not completely random. There will be clusters of children without shots. Two magnet schools in Bend — Amity Creek and Westside Village — have had exemption rates of 30 percent or more in the past. Senate Bill 895 would require schools to report publicly and make available information about the number of vaccinated and unvaccinated children. That's the least Oregon should do. 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