dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The full House Health and Human Resources Committee got a first look at two foster care bills – one regarding LGBTQ issues and one regarding vaccines. The Human Services subcommittee advanced both of them. HB 2033 says a foster or adoptive ...
Monongalia County has the first measles case in West Virginia in 15 years. That alone could stand as testament to the effectiveness of West Virginia’s vaccination policies over the years. So far, this seems to be an isolated case, with no indication that it’s the start of an ...
Lawmakers who supported a bill with exceptions to West Virginia’s school vaccination policies predict it will be back next year and bigger than ever. “If I have any say in it, absolutely,” said Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson. Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday vetoed a bill ...
On Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice made the right decision and vetoed HB 5105, which would have exempted virtual public school students from vaccine requirements and allowed private and parochial schools to set their own requirements. (The Catholic Church already announced it would keep with ...
Gov. Jim Justice, who has been swamped with calls and letters about a vaccination exemption bill, says he’ll need up to the last day to decide. “I’m very, very close to reaching a decision. I understand both sides. I think I understand it really, really well,” Justice said in ...
by Abraar Karan and Julie Parsonnet The measles virus is resurging in the U.S. despite the long-standing availability of a vaccine that provides nearly life-long immunity. In the past few weeks, hundreds of people were exposed to a child with the virus in a Northern California health ...