>> Jan Hoffman, The New York Times
Published: 01 May 2021 11:22 AM BdST
Updated: 01 May 2021 11:22 AM BdST
Rev Guy Richardson leads a Sunday service at the Old Fashion Gospel House in Bulls Gap, Tenn, April 11, 2021. Vaccination scepticism is most deeply entrenched in communities like Greene County in Eastern Tennessee — rural, overwhelmingly white, Christian and Republican. But it’s more complicated than just a partisan divide. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times).
“So, have you gotten the vaccine yet?”
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The question, a friendly greeting to Betty Smith, the pastor’s wife, lingered in the air as the four church women sat down for their regular Tuesday coffee and conversation at Ingle’s Market.