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Apr 29, 2021 · It is well-documented by now that white evangelical Christians are among the largest groups resisting vaccination against COVID-19. But the reason for this might not actually be rooted in vaccine denial, according a new analysis in The Atlantic.
Apr 8, 2021 · But among white evangelical Americans, interest in the vaccine isn't as widespread. John Yang speaks with one evangelical leader about why that is, and what can be done to change it.
Oct 11, 2021 · It has become common for Christians to claim that being forced to take the COVID-19 vaccine is a violation of their religious convictions because their body is a temple, and they are commanded to keep it pure. They make this argument for a variety of reasons.
Oct 3, 2021 · Protestant faiths, Islam, Roman and Orthodox Catholicism, Judaism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and more have no prohibition against vaccination. The Vanderbilt...
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More than two years into the global pandemic, why are so many Americans still unmotivated to take the vaccine? There is a weariness with the pandemic, which perhaps is why only 34.6% of Americans have received a COVID-19 booster vaccine. That’s half the number of Americans who have been at least partially vaccinated. But claims of religious dissent...
In September 2021, The New York Timesshared some personal stories from people explaining why they were hesitant to take the vaccine: Sam Jones, pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Iowa, said he was willing to write a letter in support of congregation members’ religious exemption requests, stating, “A Christian has no responsibility to obey any govern...
A year later, people are still requesting and being granted religious exemptions. A Bloomberg Law articlefrom February 2022 discusses how hospitals cannot afford to lose any more employees over vaccine mandates, so they are accepting religious exemption requests to maintain the staffing numbers they need while avoiding legal scrutiny. Institutional...
History shows that such anti-vaccine attitudes can have dangerous consequences for communities. A recent polio outbreak in Rockland County, N.Y., has hit Orthodox Jewish communities hard. An article from the Jewish Telegraphic Agencystates that among Orthodox communities, childhood vaccine hesitancy is huge. Only 60% of children in Rockland County ...
Sep 23, 2021 · According to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism have no prohibition on vaccines. Some Christian denominations have an objection to vaccines, one of...
Jul 17, 2023 · Specific beliefs may have more to do with people’s vaccine views than their religious affiliation – but it depends on which vaccine you’re talking about.
