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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia’s governor has issued guidance regarding an executive order allowing exemptions for childhood vaccines after legislatures failed to pass a related bill and a ...

The issue has again been raised after the U.S. Supreme Court recently asked a lower court in New York City to take a second look at a case in which Amish parents challenged the state's strict rules on ...

A Raleigh County circuit judge presiding over a high-profile case about whether West Virginia’s religious freedoms law affects the school vaccination requirements in state code made three key rulings ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish ...

Religious exemptions have risen over decades in Massachusetts. Medical exemptions that bypass immunization have fallen in the state. None of the major religions have mandates against vaccination, ...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of two parents Friday seeking to block an executive order by Gov. Patrick Morrisey allowing for ...

Religious exemptions to kindergarten vaccinations have climbed at three elementary schools in Staunton and Augusta County, according to recent Virginia Department of Health data, and one local ...

JAMM AQUINO / 2022 A house bill aims to end religious exemptions for school immunization requirements. Vaccine vials and empty syringes are seen during a booster vaccination clinic at ‘Iolani School.