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Dec 13, 2021 · As more and more employers are mandating COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment, some employees are seeking religious exemptions to avoid getting the jabs. How sincere must they be and how do they prove it?
Sep 28, 2021 · Six states prohibit K-12 schools from granting exemptions to vaccine requirements on religious grounds, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Those states are California, Connecticut, Maine, Mississippi, New York and West Virginia.
Oct 12, 2022 · Medical exemptions: Includes severe allergies to the vaccine or components of the vaccine, immune system disorders. Philosophical exemptions: Also called personal-belief exemptions. Religious exemptions: Based on the tenets of an organized religion that prohibits vaccinating its members.
Sep 16, 2021 · Most states explicitly authorize religious exemptions to vaccination, and sometimes philosophical exemptions as well – regardless of the government’s compelling interests. Those state laws could not protect anyone from a federal vaccine mandate, and many of them only apply to certain groups – usually schoolchildren.
May 2, 2023 · What are religious exemptions? This exemption allows parents to opt their child out of vaccines based on their religious beliefs.
Sep 15, 2021 · Most states explicitly authorize religious exemptions to vaccination, and sometimes philosophical exemptions as well – regardless of the government’s compelling interests.
Sep 28, 2021 · With COVID-19 vaccine mandates taking effect around the country, requests for religious exemptions are on the rise. Under federal law, employers have a lot of discretion in granting the...
Sep 27, 2021 · Religious Exemptions To Vaccines: Who Wants Them And What's Legal. Demonstrators gather outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston to protest Covid-19 vaccination and mask mandates. Some...
Oct 8, 2021 · Forty-four states and the District of Columbia currently offer religious exemptions to vaccines, of which 15 offer broader personal belief exemptions for personal, moral or spiritual ideologies.
Mar 17, 2021 · To better understand what these rulings might mean for public health, free exercise of religion, the future of the COVID-19 pandemic, and potential vaccine mandates, I spoke with Professor Elizabeth Sepper, an expert in religious liberty, health law, and equality at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
