CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Patrick Morrisey on Monday responded to public support from the Trump administration regarding religious exemptions to mandatory vaccinations in West Virginia.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed support in a post on X, stating, “I stand with @WVGovernor Patrick Morrisey. His executive order upholds West Virginians’ religious freedom and parental rights while keeping the state in full compliance with federal law. I urge state legislators to support the Governor’s leadership and protect these fundamental rights. At @HHSgov, we will enforce conscience protections and defend every family’s right to make informed health decisions.”
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In response, Morrisey said, “Thanks, Secretary Kennedy, for your leadership and your support on this common sense policy. West Virginia shouldn’t be a radical outlier that doesn’t recognize religious exemptions. Forty-five states already have a clear religious exemption for vaccines, and West Virginia has authority with our religious freedom law to recognize this basic right and be the 46th state.”
“I am asking every legislator to support President Trump and Secretary Kennedy on this issue. We appreciate their strong support in moving our state forward.
“On interpreting the religious freedom law to provide for religious exemptions for mandatory vaccines, do West Virginia legislators stand with the West Virginia Board of Education – a group of unelected bureaucrats – or do they stand with the Trump Administration and Secretary Kennedy?
“A very straightforward question which must be resolved soon for our kids!”
The comments come amid ongoing debate in West Virginia over religious exemptions to mandatory vaccinations.
