Coordinated effort of educators and healthcare providers urges veto of school vaccination exemption bill

A coalition of education and healthcare organizations has been coordinating to encourage Gov. Jim Justice to veto a bill that would loosen some vaccination standards in West Virginia schools. “We previously joined other healthcare providers across the state to express our opposition to HB 5105 and continue to work with them to encourage the Governor to veto the bill,” a WVU Medicine spokesman stated in response to a MetroNews question. House Bill 5105 removes vaccination requirements for students in virtual public schools, and it also would allow private and parochial...