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CHARLESTON — A bill that creates a process for workers in West Virginia to seek exemptions to COVID-19 workplace vaccination requirements passed the state Senate on Tuesday after more than two hours of debate and bipartisan objections. House Bill 335, relating to COVID-19 immunizations requirements for employment in the public and private sectors, passed the state Senate 17-16 Tuesday afternoon with only state Sen. Eric Nelson, R-Kanawha, absent. However, the bill failed to get the two-thirds vote needed to make it effective from passage, meaning the bill could take 90 days from passage by the Legislature before it can become...

With the fall semester fast approaching, most Vermont colleges say they expect the vast majority of their students to be vaccinated against Covid-19, which experts say is particularly important in congregate living situations like dorms.Still, colleges that require Covid-19 vaccinations grant exemptions on medical and religious grounds. And rates of exemption vary widely across Vermont campuses — up to a high of 9% of students at Norwich University who have been allowed to forgo vaccinations — raising concerns about controlling spread in a college setting.The goal for colleges should be “as close to 100% [vaccination] as possible,” said Anne Sosin,...