If your request for an exemption is based on a religious reason, please review and complete Section 2 below. To be eligible for a possible exception, you must first establish that your refusal to be vaccinated is based upon a sincere belief that is religious in nature.According to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism have no prohibition on vaccines. If submitting a COVID19 Religious Exemption, click on the Download button, complete the form in PDF and save your document. The template allows employees to request an exemption from an employee vaccination mandate and provide corroborating information and documentation.