For most the pandemic, Dr. Elizabeth Laffay, a licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine, worked from the outside in. She told state lawmakers that vaccines kill;.
House Bill 248 would:
allow Ohioans to skip any vaccination by making a written or verbal declaration and require health districts, schools or other government agencies to let Ohioans know how they can opt out.
require schools to explicitly tell parents of existing law that allows them to skip childhood vaccinations because of medical, religious or reasons of conscience.
prohibit forcing unvaccinated people to wear masks, be relegated to separate areas or face other punishments.
allow for civil lawsuits for violations of the bill.
block health departments, schools or other government agencies from mandating participation in a vaccine registry.
repeal a requirement that college students be vaccinated against hepatitis B and meningitis before being allowed to live in the dorms.