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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.
KCUR 89.3 Gov. Mike Parson speaks at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in April, where COVID-19 vaccinations were being administered.
Statewide initiatives to ramp up vaccinations are mounting as Missouri sees its highest rate of new daily COVID-19 cases since January.
As the delta variant of COVID-19 ravages through Missouri’s mostly non-vaccinated population, Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday announced a $10,000 lottery for people who get their shots.
Parson also said the
“MO VIP” program aimed at jumpstarting the state’s stalled inoculation effort could give people $25 to get vaccinated against the killer virus.
State officials say just 40% of residents are fully vaccinated. The
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