Thread by @DrEricDing

🤔Vaccine Resisters Seek Religious Exemptions. “Vaccine-resistant workers are sharing tips online for exemptions to the requirements on religious grounds; others are submitting letters from far-flung religious authorities”

➡️ I fear this will not end well. #vaccinate #COVID19

2) The new battle over vaccine exemptions is especially fraught, pitting religious liberty concerns against the priority of maintaining a safe environment.

nytimes.com/2021/09/11/us/…

3) “How much can we ask? Do we have to accommodate this? Those are the questions employers are trying to figure out,” said Barbara Holland, an adviser at the Society for Human Resource Management. And: “How do I tease out who’s not telling the truth?”

4) In New York City, where vaccines are required for public schoolteachers, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city would recognize “narrow and specific grounds for religious exemption.”

5) In many communities, large public employers are already dealing with a surge in requests. In Tucson, 291 workers requested religious exemptions after the city announced a vaccine mandate for its employees. The city assigned four administrators to sort through the requests.

6) They have approved slightly more than half so far, and denied 15, with some requests for further information still pending, according to Ana Urquijo, the interim assistant city manager.

7) Some private employers are taking a hard line. On Wednesday, United Airlines told workers that those who receive religious exemptions will be placed on unpaid leave at least until new Covid safety and testing procedures are in place. reuters.com/business/aeros…

8) my take— there is definitely a religious storm coming. But not the type they imagine. I think public health will win out in the end- but not before a lot of unnecessary deaths.

Read the full article here by @publicroad - great piece. nytimes.com/2021/09/11/us/…

9) let this sink in - Southern Baptist convention has now required all missionaries to get vaccines as a mandatory requirement of being a missionary. This it’s clear where Baptist leadership stands. But will it’s parishioners follow?

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1436857836626120709