(Portland, OR) -- The city of Portland is requiring all city workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Portland City Commissioners signed a joint letter yesterday saying city employees must be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18th. All employees must either show they are in the process of getting vaccinated or state that they intend to apply for an exemption no later than September 10th. The move impacts about 68-hundred people who work for the City of Portland.