Religious Exemptions, Public Health, and School Vaccination Requirements

Y Tony Yang; Robert S Olick; Jana Shaw

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3075

Religious Exemptions, Public Health, and School Vaccination Requirements

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Oct 1;177(10):1001-1002. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3075.

Authors

Y Tony Yang^{1

2}, Robert S Olick³, Jana Shaw⁴

Affiliations

¹ Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement, George Washington University School of Nursing, Washington, DC.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC.
³ Center for Bioethics and Humanities, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.

PMID: 37639242
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3075

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint examines 2 recent cases that encapsulate the debate on religious exemptions to school vaccination requirements and further argues against these exemptions for schoolchildren.

MeSH terms

Health Policy
Humans
Public Health*
Schools
Vaccination Refusal
Vaccination*