What the World's religions teach, applied to vaccines and immune globulins

Abstract

Highlights

* Religion-based objections to vaccination date to circa 1796. * Over 60 vaccine-preventable outbreaks in religious settings have been described. * Ostensibly religious reasons to decline vaccination may mask safety questions. * Acceptability may hinge on transformation, dilution, purpose, and alternatives. * Important reasons to vaccinate include preserving health and duty to community.