Session – Vaccine Mandates: Religious Exemptions and Faith Communities

This session will examine issues arising from efforts to obtain exemptions from vaccination based on claimed religious objections. Matters covered will include:

• Constitutionality of public and private mandates not containing religious exemptions
• Assertion that legally required religious exemptions cannot meaningfully be obtained
• Best practices in construction of religious exemption
• Efforts to confirm claims of religious belief
• Vaccination mandates from the perspective of faith communities