Missouri church leaders implore congregants: Get vaccinated
By JIM SALTERJuly 21, 2021 GMT
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) As lead pastor of one of Missouri’s largest churches, Jeremy Johnson has heard all the reasons congregants don’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccination. He wants them to know it’s not only OK to do so but also is what the Bible urges.
Across Missouri, hundreds of pastors, priests and other church leaders are reaching out to urge vaccinations in a state under siege from the delta variant. Health experts say the spread is due largely to low vaccination rates Missouri lags about 10 percentage points behind the national average for people who have initiated shots.
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