Medford School District say nearly 80% of staff are vaccinated

MEDFORD, Ore — As the October 18th state deadline to be vaccinated quickly approaches, the Medford School District says a majority of its staff are fully vaccinated.

Officials say the numbers are constantly changing and will not be official until Monday. Below are the numbers as of Friday.

· 1,199 staff are fully vaccinated or in process (79%)

· 257 staff have an approved exception (17%)

· 3 employees have indicated that they have no intent on complying (<1%)

· 29 employees failed to respond (<2%)

· 31 staff are in the process of re-submitting their documents (i.e. picture of document too blurry to read, etc.) or will be submitting proof of their second shot of a two dose series shortly. (2%)