To vaccinate or not to vaccinate: : A mandatory or conscience decision?

Faith communities are challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic to urge their members to take a decision to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. The relationship between religion and medical sciences, especially with regard to vaccination, has not always complemented one another, but there is general agreem...

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Main Author: Andrew, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Stellenbosch University 2021
In: Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-21
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBE Anthropology
NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B Indigenous
B Vaccination
B ethic of responsibility
B interdependent
B Conscience
B mandatory
B Holistic
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