Higher education workers soon eligible for COVID-19 vaccine, with other front-line workers Jordyn Brown, Register-Guard Did the latest stimulus bill pass? What's in the COVID relief bill passed by the House? Replay Video UP NEXT Higher education workers will be included in the next phase of Oregon's COVID-19 vaccine priority list, making them and many other front-line workers eligible no later than May 1. Gov. Kate Brown announced new groups in the state's Phase 1b vaccine rollout last week. The announcement prompted institutions like the University of Oregon and Oregon State University to plan for in-person classes come fall and start preparing to host mass vaccination clinics.