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Please vote NO to SB460!
Protect WV's Children
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WV Senate Bill 460 threatens our state's strong immunization laws by allowing non-medical (religious) exemptions for school vaccines. Your voice matters. Calling and emailing representatives truly makes a difference (research shows).
Take 1 minute to send an email to legislators requesting they vote NO to SB460
Use the Gmail template below to email WV House of Delegates representatives.
If you are having problems with the Gmail link/button above⬆️, please try clicking on the button from your PHONE. If you are sending your email from a different platform (like Outlook, a common default on computers), the link may not work. If you can't use your phone or if this still doesn't work, you can copy & paste the email template embedded in this drop-down by clicking on this box 🟦
If you are having problems with the Gmail link/button above⬆️, please try clicking on the button from your PHONE. If you are sending your email from a different platform (like Outlook, a common default on computers), the link may not work. If you can't use your phone or if this still doesn't work, you can copy & paste the email template embedded in this drop-down by clicking on this box 🟦
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Subject: ‼️Vote NO on SB 460‼️
Body: Dear Delegate,
Please keep our WV childhood immunizations strong. Please Vote NO on SB460.
I am a concerned West Virginian and have done my research. Studies show when nonmedical exemptions are allowed, outbreaks of deadly diseases happen.
Thank you for your service and for listening. Please keep WV kids safe.
Please read more about childhood immunizations and SB 460 here: https://sites.google.com/view/wv-immunization-vote-no-sb460?usp=sharing
📌 What SB 460 Does:
• Introduces non-medical religious exemptions to childhood immunization requirements.
In short, written statements from parents = exempt from childhood immunizations (kids no longer required to obtain measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B, and varicella (chickenpox)).
📌 The Concern:
• Weakens WV’s strong immunization policy, increasing risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.
• Lowers herd immunity, affecting the most vulnerable.
• Strains healthcare resources with preventable illness.
Separate website created mainly for childhood immunization information and dangers of SB460. A good place to refer representatives so they can do more reading. This website is already linked in the prepopulated email template above (so House Delegates are directed here)
🚨 SB460 UPDATE
2/21: SB460 as originally drafted, included religious and philosophyical exemptions to childhood vaccinations. This passed the WV Senate (20-12) then moved to the House
2/24: The WV House referred the bill to the House Health and Human Resources Committee (to whom we previously sent emails)
3/18: The Committee adopted an amendment that removed religious and philosophical exemptions but focused on clarifying the medical exemption process for immunizations- allowing licensed medical professionals to grant medical exemptions (proposed practice), without review by the state health officer (current practice). While removing religious and philosophical exemptions was a win, this amendment did open up opportunity for many more medical exemptions and unvaccinated children. But no matter...
3/21: Amended bill went back to the main House of Delegates. Many amendments were discussed and voted upon; only one was adopted.
In short, an amendment passed that puts religous exemptions for childhood immunizations back IN to the bill.
(The version of SB460 that passed out of the House of Delegates Health & Human Resources Committee was further amended to now include religious exemptions for childcare and school immunization requirements. The bill has been advanced to 3rd reading (vote), which is likely to happen on Monday 3/24).
At this time, the Committee Substitute for SB460 now does the following:
Amends the medical exemption review process that is currently in code;
Adds easy to obtain nonmedical (religious) exemption (parents can provide a written excuse- this does not have to come from a health professional, it is non-medical) and does not include any reporting of the number of nonmedical exemptions taken at childcare facilities or schools;
Removes provisional enrollment; and
Note: provisional enrollment is currently in this section of state code and allows students who have started immunization series but haven’t yet finished it to attend school as they complete the series. Removing provisional enrollment would mean that these children will have to either miss school – potentially several months as they complete the vaccine series – or force them to take a religious exemption
Allows private and parochial schools to set their own immunization policy.
🛑 A Personal Message About SB 460 and Childhood Immunizations
Hi friends,
I know there’s a lot of debate about childhood immunizations right now—especially with WV Senate Bill 460. I grew up in Braxton County and I love this state. I want to talk to you not as a medical student or pharmacist, but as someone who deeply cares about our kids, our families, and our community.
💉 Immunizations shouldn’t be political—they’re personal. They’re about protecting our most vulnerable neighbors, our newborn babies, our grandmothers, and even kids too sick to be vaccinated themselves.
I know some of you may have doubts or have heard stories that make you worry. I understand this and I appreciate and value your concern. It’s what makes you a good mom, a good dad, or a good friend.
Also, I think it’s healthy and responsible to question information given to you. Yes, pharmacists and doctors train many years to be experts in medicine, and they are. But I don’t think everyone, even in that healthcare field group, should be trusted blindly. Best practices need to be evidenced-based, not just what your doctor says. And when my doctor tells me something, I ask for data and the facts.
But the thing is, when evidence exists, you must review it. And then when it’s good, you should trust it. Because if you ignore evidence, very dangerous things can happen. I mean that sincerely, not as a scare tactic (another thing I hate surrounding health).
So, this is what I know (not my healthcare opinion):
✅In West Virginia, children are required to receive certain immunizations before attending school. These typically include immunizations against diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP), polio (IPV), hepatitis B, and varicella (chickenpox). While other vaccines are recommended, these are the only ones required and what SB460 aims to take away.
✅Immunizations have been safely given for generations. They don’t cause autism, infertility, or long-term harm. We know this from decades of research and real-life experience. I’ve created a quick table of recent data (even more data exists) on the required immunizations. I encourage you to read through the articles. You don’t have to blindly trust me.
✅In addition, I’ve put together a table of common claims I hear against immunizations. Please read through! Again, research shows childhood immunzations are safe and effective.
✅Cool, cool. But you may be wondering “what data exists that DO show negative consequences or side effects from vaccines?” These are what anti-vaxxers tend to try to scare you with. And like I mentioned, I get it. It’s okay to worry. But I encourage you to read through this table too. Because the risk is extremely low. While risk is there, healthcare professionals feel the benefit far outweighs the risk. I agree.
Serious adverse events are exceedingly rare, especially when compared to those associated with common medications.
✅WV has one of the best childhood immunization laws in the country—our kids are healthier because of it. We have fewer outbreaks of dangerous diseases like measles and whooping cough than most states. Montani Semper Liberi – Mountaineers are always free (from disease; let’s keep it that way!)
✅This isn’t about forcing anyone to do anything—it’s about keeping our schools safe. If SB 460 passes, WV will start seeing more preventable diseases, and that means more kids missing school, more hospitalizations, and more families suffering.
I’m here to ask you to stand with me—not because I’m a health professional, but because I love West Virginia and want what’s best for our families.
🩺 If you trust me, please take one minute to send an email to our lawmakers telling them to vote NO on SB 460.
If you have questions or concerns, I’m happy to talk. I believe in respectful, open conversations because we all want the same thing—a healthy, strong West Virginia.
Love,
Kara
#ProtectWVKids #WVStrong #VaccinesSaveLives
Why It Matters (Quick Facts)
Dangers of SB 460:
• 📉 Weakens WV’s strong childhood immunization policy
• 🏥 Increases risk of preventable disease outbreaks
• 👶 Endangers children & public health
• 💰 Strains healthcare resources
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