World News Story As Covid 19 Vaccine Mandates Rise Religious Exemptions Grow

Rules around religious exemptions and the COVID-19 vaccine

While other countries are desperate for vaccine supply, some Americans are shunning the shots because of religion. The Los Angeles Police Department has thousands of employees refusing vaccine ... Read More

Frontline Health Workers Lose Ground in Religious Vaccine Cases

Patient-care medical workers who were denied religious exemptions to Covid-19 vaccine mandates are struggling to get their lawsuits in front of federal juries, despite the US Supreme Court making it ... Read More

COVID-Vaccine Religious Exemptions: What Are They, Will They Hold Up?

“We have just been trying to get through the pandemic as best as we can,” said Erin Kirschner, a San Diego-area resident and mother. Kirschner’s son Jonah, who is 13 years old, was diagnosed with ... Read More

Kansas high court upholds religious exemption law for COVID vaccinations

The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a state law expanding religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The 2021 law prohibits employers from questioning the sincerity of an employee's religious ... Read More

United employees sue the airline over exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, as the company announces 97% of workers have gotten the shot

United was the fist major US airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to keep working. Read More

Religious, philosophical vaccine exemptions on the rise in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Vaccine exemptions overall are also on the rise. Almost 1,800 students in Allegheny County submitted medical, religious or philosophical vaccination exemptions in 2024, compared to about 1,300 in 2020 ... Read More

Kansas Supreme Court upholds expanded religious exemption for COVID-19 vaccine

A Kansas law that gives employees and job applicants broad freedom to opt out of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on religious grounds has survived a legal challenge. The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday sided ... Read More

Mastriano looks to forbid Pennsylvania colleges from enforcing strict vaccine mandates

A Pennsylvania senator is proposing a bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates at colleges and universities. The legislation would also require institutions to offer broad exemptions for other ... Read More