“Even those who didn't know them, just to know that they're part of the church community, has made it tough for all of us.”
Six members of a Florida church died from COVID-19 within 10 days.has vaccinated more than 1,000 people in the community and is looking to calm congregants’ fears about coronavirus vaccines.
Davis said another male member of the church died from COVID-19 just days ago. Everyone who died was unvaccinated. “Even those who didn't know them, just to know that they're part of the church community, has made it tough for all of us,” Davis said. But Davis noted that the church has taken on encouraging congregants to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because some community members “are just more comfortable with their church than they are with government entities, or even some medical entities.”
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