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Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, left, and Imam Mohamed Magid. Courtesy photo, left. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks, right.
(RNS) Millions have already received the COVID-19 vaccination, and President Joe Biden has promised 100 million vaccinations in his administration’s first 100 days. Already, however, fears that resistance to taking the shot would become an obstacle to the vaccines’ effectiveness are coming true. In early January, some 50% of front-line workers in Los Angeles were refusing the vaccine. In Ohio, 60% of nursing home staffers declined when offered a dose.
It’s well known that faith leaders can change minds about public health measures by showing their support. “Congregants are more likely to trust not only their leaders but also those who share their faith, particularly people from their own tradition,” wrote Elaine Howard Ecklund, a Baylor University researcher, in a Religion News Service op-ed last year.
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