Red States Use Religion to Fight Vaccine Mandates

For months, religious exemptions have been a key battleground in the fight over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. But in some states, present conflict could soon look like child's play. Across the country, conservative lawmakers are using faith-based and other types of exemptions to weaken workplace vaccine mandates. In Utah, Iowa and a handful of other red states, workers with a variety of vaccine-related concerns can now sidestep shot requirements.