Vaccines

Judge Dismisses Kanawha Mother’s Religious Vaccine Exemption Case

Judge Richard Lindsay dismissed the lawsuit against the Kanawha County Board of Education, one of several arguing the case for religious exemptions to the state's compulsory vaccine law in schools.

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Judge Grants Statewide Class Action Status in Raleigh County Vaccine Exemption Suit

An ongoing lawsuit over exemptions to the state’s school vaccine requirements in Raleigh County has expanded its scope statewide.

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How The Pandemic Exposed America's Disdain For Marginalized People

More than one million Americans have died from COVID-19. Some groups of folks died at much higher rates than others. And those deaths tended to follow lines of race, class, age and disability. A new book digs deeper; it’s titled "Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass." It’s written by Sarah Jones, a reporter at New York Magazine who grew up in Appalachia.

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Latest Court Filings In Vaccine Exemption Lawsuit Focus On EPRA

Two motions filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Court vaccine lawsuits are arguing about the role of the Equal Protection for Religion Act on vaccine exemptions.

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