The Seventh-day Adventist Church places a strong emphasis on health and well-being. The Adventist emphasis on health is based on biblical revelation, the inspired writings of E. G. White (co-founder of the church), and peer-reviewed scientific literature. Accordingly, we encourage responsible immunization/vaccination, and we have no religious or faith-based reason not to encourage our followers to participate responsibly in preventive and protective immunization programs. We value the health and safety of the population, which includes maintaining “herd immunity.”
We are not the conscience of each church member, and we recognize individual choices. These are made by the individual. The choice not to be immunized is not and should not be viewed as dogma or doctrine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
This statement was voted by the Executive Committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Silver Spring, Maryland, on April 15, 2015.