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West Virginia’s School Vaccination Law Has Been Effective. That May Change.

The law allows only medical exemptions, and the state has one of the highest childhood vaccination rates. But hundreds of families are seeking religious exemptions.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

Gov. Patrick Morrisey, Republican of West Virginia, issued an executive order directing the state health authorities to grant exemptions from the school vaccine mandate if parents claimed religious objections.
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