I recall that some religious denominations were the hotbed of antivaxing sentiment, though I can't remember which ones, and why.
Is anyone familiar with the religious argument that underpins that sentiment for some? Motivations behind it?
Not picking on anyone in particular, just trying to understand and educated myself for future conversations.
I'm not too worried that initial demand for the Covid-19 vaccine will outstrip supply. For month to come.
But, at some point, the organic demand will get exhausted, then what?
I would like to day-dream that education and peer-pressure campaigns will close the gap to near-total compliance, but that's now how human societies work. Even self-serving and socially beneficial behaviors (not stealing, murdering, drunk driving, etc.) require some form of policing to ensure ongoing compliance. Education and social pressure can only take us so far.
I don't see why vaccination would be any different.
Which is where my interest in religious exemptions comes in.
We, as a society, don't accept religious beliefs as a legitimate excuse for drunk driving or murder. How has it become "a thing" to accept it for refusing to vaccinate, and then infect others with measles (major outbreak in 2019), and soon to be Covid-19 ?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6657116/