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More parents using religious exemption to opt children out of school vaccinations

Hundreds of Maryland parents will likely opt their children out of required vaccinations this year through the nonmedical religious exemption. Getty Images. With schools set to start in a couple weeks ...

Lawmakers look at relaxing process for religious exemption from student vaccinations

Last week, an Alabama Senate committee gave favorable approval to a bill relaxing the process allowing K-12 students to be ...
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West Virginia Senate passes religious and philosophical exemptions to school-age vaccine requirements

State Senate Health and Human Resources Committee Chairwoman Laura Wakim Chapman holds up a map on the state Senate floor Friday showing the five states – including West Virginia – that do not allow ...
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W.Va. BOE files motion for expedited review of vaccine exemptions in public schools

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — State education leaders have filed a notice of appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court to review a case involving religious exemptions for childhood vaccines. A Raleigh ...
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More Parents Using Religious Exemption to Opt Kids Out of School Vaccinations

This article was originally published in Maryland Matters. With schools set to start in a couple weeks, most parents of kindergartners are working to make sure to get required vaccinations for their ...