What’s the Law on Vaccine Exemptions? A Religious Liberty Expert Explains
The legal basis of Americans’ supposed right to a religious exemption to vaccination is less clear than such policies’ popularity would suggest.
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Entities imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates can take simple but significant steps to counter misuse of medical exemptions.
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Granting exemptions on the basis of religion incentivizes people to lie, and exemptions are more likely to be given to people who have lied well.
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Going forward, practical solutions should focus on scaling up manufacturing and supply, and improving access and affordability.
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Should a waiver be issued, there is no legal mechanism that can compel the transfer of certain types of know-how or trade secrets.
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Under existing federal statutes and case law, colleges and universities have broad discretion to require vaccination as a condition of a return to campus.
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