House Bill 248 would block public agencies, schools, child care providers and others from requiring or asking that someone get vaccinated against COVID-19 or any other infectious diseases. The legislature is currently considering the bill, and now is the time to provide public health perspective.
Schools and child care centers would be required to explicitly tell parents about available exemptions to childhood immunization laws, including a catch-all that would allow them to skip shots for any reason.
Please contact Jennifer Beard at beard.140@osu.edu for more information.
