Exclusion Day In Multnomah, Clackamas Counties: Get Kids Vaccinated

Oregon City OR

20 April, 2022

11:57 AM

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OREGON CITY, OR — This is a story about getting children vaccinated. It has nothing to do with COVID-19. For school districts in Clackamas and Multnomah counties, Wednesday is Exclusion Day. That means if a child has not been vaccinated against 11 different childhood diseases, he or she will be excluded from attending in-person learning at school. Letters were sent to all parents in the districts on April 6 letting them know if their child was out of compliance and needed to get certain shots. Some families also received letters in March. The diseases for which children must be vaccinated against include the following. Diphtheria.Tetanus.Pertussis.Polio.Measles.Mumps.Rubella.Hepatitis B.Hepatitis A.Varicella.Hib. Again, this is not about COVID-19. The Oregon Health Authority reminded people that no one can be turned away from a local health department because she doesn't have the money to pay for a required vaccine. In Multnomah County on Wednesday, parents can bring their children to a clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at West Gresham Elementary School, 330 Powell Blvd., Gresham. If parents can't get there by Wednesday, there will be clinics at the following locations, county officials said. Wednesdays at Gateway WIC, 131 NE 102nd Ave., Portland.Fridays at IRCO Mid-County, 10301 NE Glisan St., Portland. Saturdays at NE WIC Clinic, 5329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland.Saturdays at Latino Network-Rockwood, 454 SE 165th Ave., Portland. In Clackamas County, there are county clinics at the Beavercreek Health Center, the Gladstone Health Center, the Sandy Health Center and the Sunnyside Health Center. Call 503-655-8471 to make an appointment. There are also neighborhood clinics at the following locations. Canby Medical Clinic178 SW Second Ave.Canby503-416-4547 Milwaukie Medical Clinic10330 SE 32nd Ave., Suite 325Milwaukie503-416-1960 Oregon City Medical Clinic728 Molalla Ave.Oregon City503-656-9030 For more information or to find a clinic, call 211 orgo to 211.org.