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When it comes to vaccines - why are people talking about 'Religious exemptions' ?

Not allowing religious exemptions to vaccines is perceived as discriminatory

No major faith explicitly opposes vaccinations. On the contrary, all major faiths in the U.K. have urged their followers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Nonetheless, several concerns about vaccinations have been identified that arise from religious considerations. These concerns can be divided into four groups.

  • Violations of dietary norms, such as blood components and pharmaceutical excipients of porcine or bovine origin.
  • Violations of religious codes of purity, such as cell lines with foetal origins or HPV vaccinations protecting against a sexually transmitted disease.
  • Defence of the natural order by letting events take their course, which is often reflected in rejection of interference with divine providence.
  • Religious alternatives to vaccination, such as faith or prayer to fight diseases.

Although religiosity is not consistently associated with higher vaccine hesitancy when conducting international comparisons, there is tentative evidence that vaccine hesitancy is greater among the religious in an American sample. Vaccination rates are also particularly low among some fundamentalist religious communities around the world.

This theme claims that vaccines are discriminatory to those with religious beliefs, relating it to medical malfeasance. Arguments often claim that religious exemptions to vaccination must be honoured.

Onko se lainkaan totta?

People’s religious convictions must be respected and it is understandable to want them to be taken into account when making decisions about their health. Everyone wants their decisions to be consistent with their deepest beliefs and values.

Mitä voisin sanoa jollekulle, joka uskoo vakaasti tähän uskomukseen?

Potilaiden ja terveydenhuollon ammattilaisten välinen vuoropuhelu on tuottavinta, jos sitä ohjaa empatia ja potilaalla on mahdollisuus saada vahvistusta asenteidensa taustalla oleville syille ja kokea olevansa ymmärretty. Siksi on tärkeää ymmärtää yleisten mielipiteiden takana olevat taustasyyt. Ihmisen asenteen taustalla olevan taustasyyn vahvistaminen ei tarkoita, että meidän olisi oltava samaa mieltä hänen väitteensä kaikista yksityiskohdista. Voimme esimerkiksi tunnustaa, että

People’s religious convictions must be respected and it is understandable to want them to be taken into account when making decisions about their health. Everyone wants their decisions to be consistent with their deepest beliefs and values.



Tämän (osittaisen) vahvistamisen jälkeen voidaan ryhtyä korjaamaan potilaan väitteen tiettyä väärinkäsitystä.

The leaders of the world’s major religions support and encourage vaccinations, recognizing that there is no contradiction between vaccinations and their beliefs. Most religions advocate for the protection of human life as an act of love for other humans, which is in line with moral and spiritual values.

Vaccination will protect the vulnerable in our society, who are at greater risk for serious illness if we do not get vaccinated. Asking for an exemption is therefore generally not compatible with the principles of the main religions.

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