Why Are There Religious Exemptions for Vaccines?

This week the City of New York declared a public health emergency because of a measles outbreak that had been escalating since the fall in ultra-Orthodox communities in Brooklyn and finally reached the point of crisis. In December the Health Department had made an effort to contain the disease, ordering yeshivas and child care centers in affected neighborhoods to keep all unvaccinated children from going to school or day care.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/nyregion/measles-vaccines-religious-exemptions.html?source=Snapzu