COVID-19 Information and Resources*
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church's official statement about immunizations:
“The Seventh-day Adventist Church places strong emphasis on health and well-being. The Adventist health emphasis is based on biblical revelation, the inspired writing of E.G. White (co-founder of the Church), and on peer-reviewed scientific literature. As such, we encourage responsible immunization/vaccination, and have no religious or faith-based reason not to encourage our adherents to responsibly participate in protective and preventive immunization programs. We value the health and safety of the population, which includes the maintenance of “herd immunity.”
We are not the conscience of the individual church member, and recognize individual choices. These are exercised by the individual. The choice not to be immunized is not and should not be seen as the dogma nor the doctrine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.”
The statements, articles, and information information in the following pages comes directly from the Seventh-day Adventist Church official websites. Here are additional links for guidance:
Adventist Medical Evangelism Network (AMEN)
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Guidance on Immunizations
North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
North American Division: The COVID-19 Vaccines--Sorting Through Facts, Sharing Our Mission
SYMPOSIUM: Is the COVID-19 Vaccine Trustworthy? A Biblical Conversation About Science
Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Advent Health: Coronavirus Vaccine Resource Hub
California Department of Public Health
CDC: Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines
Johns Hopkins University of Medicine
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