COVID-19 Health Emergency Is Ending but Faith-Based Vaccine Clinics Continue
Over the last few years, African American congregations have provided outsized action on getting people tested and vaccinated.
New Vaccine May Be Option for Troops With Religious Concerns
A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal approval may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons.
Missouri Clergy Urge Vaccination: ‘Medically, Scientifically but also Theologically’
More than 200 Missouri pastors and ministers are joining a COVID-19 vaccination outreach effort spearheaded by a Jefferson City-based Christian magazine. Read full piece
While Americans Reject COVID Vaccines, Other Parts of the World Beg for Access
To understand the problem of global COVID vaccine inequity, consider these statistics: “We have crossed the figure of 3 billion vaccine doses administered (globally), and still only 0.3% of those have gone to low-income countries. Of the 2.6 billion tests performed globally, less than 4%
Global Interfaith Prayer Service Advocates for Vaccine Equity
Faith leaders from across the globe and from numerous faith traditions gathered together on Tuesday both on Zoom and in person on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to urge President Joe Biden to share COVID-19 vaccine stockpiles and to advocate for equitable global distribution of vaccines.
I’m an Infectious Disease Doctor: Here’s Why Pastors Need to Lead their Flocks to be Vaccinated
Don’t sit on the sidelines waiting for a miracle to happen; the miracle is happening now. Read full piece
Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural America’s Covid Vaccine Skeptics
Resistance is widespread in white, Republican communities like this one in Appalachia. But it’s far more complicated than just a partisan divide. Read full piece
COVID-19 Vaccine Not Linked to the Mark of the Beast – But a First-Century Roman Tyrant Probably Is
The mark of the beast in Revelation has throughout history been misunderstood as referring to various events and phenomena. Its connection to the COVID-19 vaccine is but the latest example of such misunderstanding.
Thank God. Love Neighbors. Get Vaccinated.
Editor Brian Kaylor reflects on getting his second COVID-19 vaccine and recent polling showing that White evangelicals are the least likely demographic to get vaccinated. Thank God, love neighbors, and get vaccinated!
Christian Nationalism is a Barrier to Mass Vaccination Against COVID-19
While the majority of Americans either intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine or have already received their shots, getting White evangelicals to vaccination sites may prove more of a challenge – especially those who identify as Christian nationalists.