The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers (Is vaccination a violation of God's law forbidding the taking of blood into the system?)”
“The matter of vaccination is one for the individual that has to face it to decide for himself. … it does not appear to us to be in violation of the everlasting covenant made with Noah, as set down in Genesis 9:4, nor contrary to God's related commandment at Leviticus 17:10-14. Most certainly it cannot reasonably or Scripturally be argued and proved that, by being vaccinated, the inoculated person is either eating or drinking blood”
The answer reverses the earlier published objection, adding that the Society 'cannot afford to be drawn into the affair legally or take the responsibility'.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower, Questions From Readers (Is vaccination a violation of God's law forbidding the taking of blood into the system?)
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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1952-1215-qfr-vaccination