Does your county offers online education via MIWAIV (or similar)?
They can and should adopt St. Clair’s fully online model immediately.
Take Action Today!
Contact your County Health Officer and Board of Commissioners.
Sample Message (copy, paste, and personalize):
Subject: Adopt St. Clair County’s Fully Online Vaccine Waiver System – End the MIWAIV Burden
Dear [Health Officer/Commissioners],I am a [parent/resident/taxpayer] in [Your County] and a supporter of parental rights. St. Clair County now offers a fully online non-medical vaccine exemption process that complies with the 2015 administrative rule while minimizing burden on families. Parents review minimal education, certify via checkboxes, and receive their certified waiver by email — with no in-person visit required.
In contrast, counties using the MIWAIV platform subject parents to hours-long modules filled with detailed disease graphics and vaccine promotion. Parents must affirm agreement with the content or they cannot proceed — this is compelled speech. If our county already offers online education, there is no justification for continuing to require in-person appointments for signing. I respectfully demand that [County Name] immediately adopt the same fully online system as St. Clair County.Parents have a statutory right to exemptions under MCL 333.9215. We expect our local health department to honor that right with the least restrictive process possible.Please confirm in writing what steps you will take to implement a fully online waiver process. I look forward to your prompt response.Thank you,
[Your Full Name]
[Your City/Town]
[Your Contact Info]
How to Contact Them:
- Search “[Your County] County Health Department Michigan” for contact info for theHealth Officer
- Email and copy all County Commissioners.
- Call the Health Department main line and ask to speak with the Health Officer or Immunization Manager.
Share this alert widely with parents, local groups, and on social media. Tag your county officials.Together, we can pressure counties to follow St. Clair’s lead and eliminate the MIWAIV gauntlet.
Parental rights are not optional.
Demand better. Demand full online access.In liberty,
Michigan for Vaccine Choice
www.michiganvaccinechoice.org
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