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What about the ones that do it for religious reasons? I have to imagine that these are a non-trivial number of people.
by JonFish85 12y ago
What about the ones that do it for religious reasons? I have to imagine that these are a non-trivial number of people.
- notacoward 12y agoReligion is protected, of course, but the majority of refusals to vaccinate are based on "personal belief" or "philosophical" rather than true religious grounds. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/report/2013/11/14/76471/the-effect-of-childhood-vaccine-exemptions-on-disease-outbreaks/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/report/20... Unfortunately, once you allow for religious exemptions it becomes hard to distinguish sincere people of faith from the more common agnostic (sometimes even actively atheistic) bioterrorists. Thus, it might be impractical for businesses and their proprietors to exercise their rights in this area.
- DrJosiah 12y agoThere are people who claim religious exemptions, but aside from fringe sects of Christianity (some Amish, and a handful of <20k member denominations), no major religion or religious denomination practiced in the US forbids vaccinations.
- mzs 12y agoThere are around 100K Christian Scientists in USA, they only must be vaccinated if required by law, and there are religious exemptions most places.
- DrJosiah 12y agoMore people claim religious exemptions than are a part of religions that actually forbid vaccination, and Christian Science doesn't have a problem with vaccinations when they are required legally. If your religion doesn't have a problem with something if it is required legally, then it's not a religious problem: it's a policy problem.