Religious exemption to a West Virginia vaccine mandate for a single child could open the floodgates to lower immunization requirements and more infections, a federal appeals court judge warned during ...

But obtaining a religious exemption is not as simple as producing a signed form. Measles outbreaks in schools over the past decade prompted some states to change their policies. Some now require an ...

The debate over vaccines is in the spotlight in Massachusetts. It centers on two proposed bills that would remove the religious exemption that some parents and guardians turn to so their children ...

The Alabama Senate Thursday passed a bill expanding the pool of people who can claim a religious exemption from vaccines and allowing them to do so without explanation. SB 85, sponsored by Sen. Arthur ...

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Courtroom in the State Capitol Building in Charleston. (Photo Courtesy/WV Supreme Court of Appeals) CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Board of Education took ...