Thompson Quoted in Times Union Article on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines

October 8, 2021

The Times Union

Margaret Susan Thompson

History Department

Political Science Department

Campbell Public Affairs Institute

COVID-19

Religion

United States

The Times Union

Margaret Susan Thompson

Debate over religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine is complicated, with employers having to determine if the objections are legitimate religious beliefs. Whether the religious belief is "sincerely held" is a primary metric used by employers when determining whether to grant the requests, says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. "The question is whether people are consistent," Thompson says. Read more in the Albany Times Union article, "How does religious exemption to vaccine work?"