Oregon could open at 70% vaccination, but Malheur County isn’t halfway there yet

Sarah Poe, director of the Malheur County Health Department (Enterprise/File)

VALE – Gov. Kate Brown told Oregonians Tuesday that she would ease up on pandemic restrictions county by county if 7 out of 10 people were vaccinated.

That’s a high bar for Malheur County, where currently 3 out of 10 are vaccinated.

Brown said the new standard could mean much of the state . . .

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