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Patrick Morrisey: “I've asked for a religious exemption and we're trying to…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Gov. Patrick Morrisey Hosts Press Briefing On West Virginia Tourism

Published | Video Starts at 24:26

West Virginia is a deep outlier in terms of this effort to prevent people from having the most basic of religious exemptions for vaccines. 45 states in the nation permit a religious exemption. I've asked for a religious exemption and we're trying to push that and articulate that to get West Virginia in the mainstream. because you don't want to be so far out and have the same policy of California. (24:26–24:34)

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