Morrisey Provides School Vaccine Exemption Guidelines

Despite lengthy debates and procedural maneuvering, the West Virginia Legislature did not pass a bill to allow religious and philosophical exemptions to school entry vaccines like measles, mumps, rubella and polio. 

But Friday morning Gov. Patrick Morrisey published a letter ensuring an executive order he issued on vaccine exemptions will not be rescinded and providing guidance to parents, students, and school officials. In signing executive order 7-25 on the first day of his administration back in January, Morrisey said it utilizes the Equal Protection for Religion Act (EPRA), 2023 legislation forbidding excessive government limitations on the exercise of religion. 

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