Charles Hartzog

On a scale of “Strongly Agree” (5) to “Strongly Disagree,” (1) rank your position on the following statements: 

Vaccines are safe: 2
Vaccines are effective at preventing disease: 3
Keeping children safe is a shared responsibility: 1

What is your position on West Virginia’s current school vaccine requirements (which allow only medical exemptions)? 

Eliminate all vaccine requirements

In your view, what role should the state play in ensuring access to vaccines—especially in rural or underserved communities? 

The government ain't got no business messing with my medical records war requiring injections of unwanted chemicals.*

*The ingredients in vaccines are at safe, small doses that are often lower than what people are exposed to in their daily lives. 

Which of the following best reflects your understanding? 

Vaccines primarily protect the individual receiving them
Vaccines help protect both individuals and the broader community
Vaccination is largely a personal decision with limited community impact
Vaccination is a personal decision regardless of community impact 

If a preventable disease outbreak (such as measles) occurred in your district, what actions—if any—would you take as a policymaker (e.g., make a statement regarding safety, coordinate with public health officials, take policy actions, encourage vaccination, etc.

Help provide vaccinations, but don't force anyone to use them.

Is there anything else you would like West Virginia voters to know about your approach to public health, community wellbeing, and/or vaccines?

I am not an anti-vaxxer. I just hate the idea of the government forcing people into certain treatments. This is the land of the free. So let's be free and cut government regulation.