WV HB2203

Children attending public virtual schools in West Virginia would be exempt from all compulsory immunization requirements that apply to traditional schools and childcare centers

Current law requires immunization against chickenpox, hepatitis-b, measles, meningitis, mumps, diphtheria, polio, rubella, tetanus, and whooping cough for school admission

The exemption would apply specifically to public virtual school students, while in-person public, private, and parochial school students would remain subject to existing vaccination requirements

Medical exemptions through the state commissioner would still be available for non-virtual school students whose physicians certify that immunization is contraindicated