“It’s not Satanism”: Zimbabwe church leaders preach vaccines
FARAI MUTSAKA, of Associated Press, reports on how church leaders are addressing scepticism about COVID-19 vaccines…
The Interview: Francis Collins on the role US churches can play in the COVID-19 vaccine push
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Dr Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health, about religious organisations and vaccine mandates, the role of churches in the vaccine rollout and his “call” encouraging religious groups to work to end the pandemic…
In the US, Jeannie Gaffigan hosts panel urging Catholics to get COVID-19 vaccines
RNS Hosting a panel on vaccine misinformation, Jeannie Gaffigan didn’t mention her Emmy-nominated comedy writing or the sitcom she produced based loosely on her life. She introduced herself simply as a “normal mom of five”. Surrounded by Zoom boxes featuring medical experts, Gaffigan, wife of Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan, gave her credentials simply as “concerned […]
Russell Moore: Sickness, death from COVID-19 likely reducing some vaccine hesitancy
RNS Russell Moore, Southern Baptist ethicist-turned-public theologian, said that knowing people who became seriously ill or died from COVID-19 may be causing some vaccine-hesitant individuals to change their minds. “One of the things, I think, that is moving the needle a little bit, more than anything else, is the experience of seeing great suffering,” he […]
Vaccine hesitancy declines among faith groups in the US, spurred partly by religious appeals – survey
RNS A new survey finds vaccine hesitancy has fallen among Americans overall and among all religious subgroups in just three months, with many who once balked saying they embraced inoculation against COVID-19 at the urging of faith leaders. Many stalwart subsets of “vaccine refusers”, however, have barely budged, raising concerns as to whether they will […]
In the US state of Missouri, church leaders implore congregants: Get vaccinated
O’Fallon, Missouri, US AP As lead pastor of one of Missouri’s largest churches, Jeremy Johnson has heard all the reasons congregants don’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccination. He wants them to know it’s not only OK to do so but also is what the Bible urges. Across Missouri, hundreds of pastors, priests and other […]
COVID crisis: How Indonesia is caught between surge and slow vaccine rollout
EDNA TARIGAN and VICTORIA MILKO, of Associated Press, report from South-East Asia’s largest economy…
Low vaccination rates: Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine
JOHN SEEWER, of Associated Press, reports on how Amish communities across the US are lagging behind when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations…
Wow!: Rohingya artists tackle COVID-19 fears as refugees wait for vaccines
NAIMUL KARIM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how artists in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh are hoping to raise awareness of the lack of COVID-19 vaccines there as well as address vaccine hesitancy through a series of large murals…
Australian doctors warn vaccine hesitancy makes citizens “sitting ducks”
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s peak medical body on Thursday warned the country’s residents were “sitting ducks” for COVID-19, as business leaders call for the international border to be reopened faster despite a sluggish national vaccination drive. The Australian Medical Association said it was worried many Australians were delaying getting vaccinated because of the country’s success in […]