Under plans announced May 11Â by Gov. Kate Brown,
counties where higher percentages of adults are willing to get their COVID-19 vaccines will get to
significantly relax on pandemic-era restrictions weeks before those where vaccination rates are lagging.Â
The entire state will see a rollback of certain restrictionsâincluding capacity limits on events, businesses and restaurantsâwhen we hit 70 percent of all Oregonians ages 16 and older getting vaccinated, but that mark isnât likely until mid-to-late June, officials from the Oregon Health Authority said on Tuesday.Â
But in vaccine-eager regions where 65 percent of adults are already vaccinatedâHood River and Benton Counties, thatâs you, with Multnomah, Washington, Deschutes and Lincoln Counties not too far behindârestrictions could be lowered as soon as next week. That means reduced-capacity graduations, among other ceremonies, can proceed, Brown said. Â