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All of those places have previously allowed medical, religious and philosophical exemptions

• woodruffw 5y ago
  > All of those places have previously allowed medical, religious and philosophical exemptions Medical, yes. Religious and philosophical? Broadly, no[1]. [1]: https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/vaccinations.html https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/vaccinations.htm...
  • chana_masala 5y ago
    Your own source shows that religious has broadly been accepted previously.
    • woodruffw 5y ago
      Here's the full CDC brief[1]. The short version: your religious belief generally has to be "sincerely held" (which means that you don't get to pick and choose which vaccines you take based on political winds). Some states have even stronger constraints, including you to present an affidavit and demonstrate that your religious beliefs are not merely an extension of some misguided personal belief. [1]: https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/docs/school-vaccinations.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/docs/school-vaccinations.pdf
      • chana_masala 5y ago
        > your religious beliefs are not merely an extension of some misguided personal belief Is there a difference? I ask this as an ardant Hindu who practices lots of woo woo
        • woodruffw 5y ago
          That's between you, your god(s), and your local bureaucrat.