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West Virginia lawmakers debate easing vaccine rules for children

An amendment to allow greater exemptions for childhood vaccinations in West Virginia was deleted from a House bill, but the bill still expands medical exemptions, described as the broadest in the country by an advocate.
West Virginia has strict vaccination policies and is considering changes amid a measles outbreak that has already infected over 300 people in 15 states, with one death reported in Texas.
Polls show 88% of Americans believe the benefits of vaccination exceed risks, but support for mandatory vaccinations for healthy children has decreased from 82% in 2019 to 70% in 2023.

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School immunizations bill, with religious exemptions, headed for a WV House vote

After reinserting the religious exemptions originally in the bill, the West Virginia House of Delegates is poised to vote Monday on legislation that would loosen some of the country’s strictest school vaccination laws.

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WV MetroNews

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Details with TJ: Vaccine Bill's "Anything Goes" Threat

By far the most significant happening under the dome Friday was SB 460 – the vaccine bill – on second reading in the House. Religious exemptions, seemingly anything goes, return and we move down a potentially dangerous path that TJ believes most West Virginians really don’t want. Click here to view on MetroNews TV

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WOWK

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West Virginia lawmakers debate easing vaccine rules for children

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) -- Currently, West Virginia children must be vaccinated against a list of diseases before entering a school in the state. Now, a vaccine freedom bill aims to remove those requirements. “We are a free people. Mountaineers are always supposed to be free," said Republican Del. Chris Anders from Berkeley County on the House floor Friday. Paris Hilton backs West Virginia bill addressing child protection in institutions Aft…

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The Journal

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House holds marathon session on amendments to vaccine exemption bill

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia House of Delegates spent nearly two hours rejecting all but one secondary amendment and a committee amendment to Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bill making changes to exemptions for the state’s school-age compulsory immunization program.

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Beckley Register-Herald

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Delegates agree to return religious exemptions back to vaccination bill

A vaccination exemption bill for school children is on the edge of passage in the House of Delegates, where lawmakers debated policy options for about three hours, agreed on legislation that would loosen avenues for medical exemptions and returned religious…

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National File

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EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: GOP Leadership Kicked Christian Homeschooling Mom Off House Floor After She Asked to Pray With Delegate To End Fauci-Style Vaccine Mandates

Last Updated on March 21, 2025 A top Republican ally of Roger Hanshaw has admitted to kicking a Christian homeschooling mom off the House floor in the state capitol in Charleston after the woman asked to pray with him about Republican support for vaccine mandates in West Virginia. National File has obtained exclusive audio in which Delegate Scot Heckert, who ran as a Republican in Parkersburg, confirms himself the incident took place, and that …

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