West Virginia School Vaccine Exemptions Increase

  Are West Virginia schools facing a public health risk due to a surge in vaccine exemptions? Since the governor's executive order began allowing religious and philosophical exemptions, previously not permitted by state law, these are now being approved at a 100% rate, quickly surpassing all medical exemptions issued in the past decade. The change has sparked conflict with the legislature, raised legal concerns, and alarmed health experts who worry about the impact on community immunity during a national measles outbreak.