Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural America's Covid Vaccine Skeptics

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.
Rev. Guy Richardson leads Sunday worship at Old Fashion Gospel House in Bulls Gap, Tenn. In communities like these — mostly white, evangelical Christian and Republican — resistance to the Covid vaccine is difficult to combat.Credit...
GREENEVILLE, Tenn.— “So have you gotten the vaccine yet?”
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 Ingles Market.

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