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Could religious exemptions trump a COVID-19 vaccine mandate? Well, that depends

  • Written by Ross D. Silverman, Professor of Public Health and Law, Indiana University
imageA vaccine for COVID-19 may only effectively stop the spread if enough people take it. Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images

The longer COVID-19 rages on, the more the United States appears to be hanging its hopes on the development and rapid, massdistribution of a vaccine.

Getting a safe and effective vaccine out to the public could be a game changer...

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