Support a Good Bill to Restore Parental Choice in Virginia!

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Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation that would remove the childhood Hepatitis B vaccine mandate from state law and health regulations.

HB 983 restores parental authority by eliminating a one-size-fits-all vaccine requirement and requiring the removal of outdated mandates from state regulations.

This important bill amends Virginia law to remove the requirement that all children be vaccinated against Hepatitis B to attend school or child care. It also requires the State Board of Health to remove Hepatitis B vaccine requirements from the Immunization of School Children Regulations. This change ensures that parents—not the state—retain the right to make informed medical decisions for their children.

Mandating a medical intervention as a condition of school or child care enrollment, regardless of individual risk factors or family judgment, undermines informed consent and ethical medical practice.

HB 983 does not prohibit vaccination. Parents who choose the Hepatitis B vaccine for their children will continue to have access to it. The bill simply removes the mandate, allowing families to decide what is best for their child without coercion or penalty.

HB 983 has been assigned to the House Health & Human Services Subcommittee, where it can be advanced or blocked.

TAKE ACTION

Contact your State Representative and urge them to SUPPORT HB 983.

Find your Virginia legislators here:
 https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov

Phone calls are most effective, but emails help too.

SAMPLE SCRIPT

“Hello, my name is ___ and I’m a constituent. I’m calling to urge Delegate ___ to SUPPORT HB 983.

This bill removes the Hepatitis B vaccine mandate from Virginia law and requires the State Board of Health to remove Hepatitis B vaccine requirements from school immunization regulations.

HB 983 restores parental authority and informed consent in medical decision-making. It does not ban vaccines—it simply allows families to make their own healthcare decisions.

Federal health authorities have ended the routine recommendation for Hepatitis B vaccination at birth and now support individualized, parent-guided decision-making.

Please support HB 983 to protect parental rights and medical freedom in Virginia.

Thank you.”

TALKING POINTS

1. HB 983 protects the right of parents to choose whether or not they wish to have their child vaccinated with a hepatitis B vaccine, which is in line with new federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations to support individual-based decision-making for parents deciding whether to give hepatitis B vaccine.

2. As of 1/2/2026, there were 2,704,889 adverse events and 50,287 deaths reported to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). Vaccines, just like all pharmaceutical products, carry a risk of injury and even death.

3. People differ in genetics, immune function, and health history—factors that can influence how any medical product, including vaccines, affects them, underscoring the importance of personal choice and medical autonomy.

4. Individuals and families must have the right to make their own medical decisions, including the choice to accept or decline any medical intervention, vaccination, or treatment, based on medical, religious, or conscientious beliefs. Protecting this right ensures that health care is guided by personal judgment and ethical principles, not by government mandates or institutional pressure.

5. Vaccine manufacturers are largely shielded from liability for injuries caused by their products under federal law, leaving families with limited recourse if a child or adult is harmed. These liability protections create a system where accountability is minimized, while individuals and families bear the full risk, proving that the so-called ‘safety guarantees’ for vaccines are misleading and incomplete.

6. Vaccine formulations include a variety of substances, such as metal salts (e.g., aluminum), preservatives, stabilizers, and residual manufacturing materials. These ingredients—like formaldehyde, polysorbate compounds, and foreign DNA and proteins—are associated with allergic reactions, neurotoxic effects, and immune system dysfunction.

7. The Hep B vaccine contains one of the highest aluminum loads of any shot on the childhood schedule.

8. Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and many other countries do not recommend hepatitis B at birth.

MORE INFORMATION

HB 983 — Bill text, status, and history:
 https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB983

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