Health officer says recently-passed vaccine bill is deeply concerning and weakens immunization protection

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Health Officer at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, Dr. Steven Eshenaur, says the passage of a bill allowing parents to choose whether they vaccinate their children against infectious diseases is very much a concern. HB5105, or the vaccine bill, pertaining to the elimination of requirements to prevent and control diseases such as measles,…