Some faith leaders have even called getting vaccinated a religious obligation grounded in concerns for the greater good.
, Muslim leaders urgeda vaccine, saying it is in accordance with the Quran to keep yourself and others healthy.Jammal said vaccinations"should be an unquestionable Islamic mandate."
Vaccine hesitancy fell between March and June among all major religious groups as many embraced vaccines at the urging of faith leaders,Those drops in hesitancy are the direct result of robust campaigns by faith leaders, especially of Black churches, said Natalie Jackson, director of research at the institute.
White evangelicals have long harbored a mistrust of federal institutions, said Wiltse, the political science professor. That combined with a wariness of mainstream science – fed by online conspiracy theories and dangerous politicization of the vaccines – has led to a distrust of the COVID-19 vaccines, he added.
“When we talk about the Black church community, we are talking about a faith tradition that has always functioned to benefit the community,” Douglas said. In Florida, retired pastor Jerry Belloit said neighboring pastors in his rural community have been reluctant to explicitly support vaccinations because they're worried about losing members of their congregations.
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