1. I did a deep dive into faith involvement w/COVID-19 vaccine promotion and distribution.
There’s a lot!
Rabbis in the Moderna trial, NY Methodists offering Gov. Cuomo 421 churches for vaccine rollout, Cardinal Gregory pledging to promote vaccines, etc. religionnews.com/2020/12/10/wit…
There’s a lot!
Rabbis in the Moderna trial, NY Methodists offering Gov. Cuomo 421 churches for vaccine rollout, Cardinal Gregory pledging to promote vaccines, etc. religionnews.com/2020/12/10/wit…
2. The thing is, there's *a lot* of vaccine skepticism at the moment.
*Roughly half* of Americans say they aren't sure if they'll get a vaccine or definitely won't.
Meanwhile, large numbers of religious Americans say they *definitely or probably won't.*
*Roughly half* of Americans say they aren't sure if they'll get a vaccine or definitely won't.
Meanwhile, large numbers of religious Americans say they *definitely or probably won't.*
3. But according to scholar Elaine Howard Ecklund, faith leaders are poised to make a big difference when it comes to reducing vaccine skepticism.
4. To be sure, as newly-minted Cardinal Wilton Gregory told me, African Americans in particular have ample historical reasons to exhibit skepticism.
Even so, he and others are hoping to preach messages that encourage vaccination.
Even so, he and others are hoping to preach messages that encourage vaccination.
5. Others are offering help in practical ways. The Archdiocese of Baltimore is running a flu vaccine distribution that officials say is a test-run for COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and the UMC New York Conference offered Gov. Cuomo use of *all 421 of their churches* this week.
6. Meanwhile, @RabbiHerzfeld — a rabbi whose participation in the Moderna trial went viral on TikTok — argues that when vaccines become widely available, people should be vaccinated before worshipping in person.
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