Anti-vax conspiracies are thriving in Eastern Europe
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Why anti-vax conspiracies are thriving in emerging Europe
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Published May 18. Updated May 18 at 8:18 pm National Guards along with police officers guard the gates of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery, closed for quarantine on April 13, 2020. Photo by
Volodymyr Petrov
The concept of “Christian nationalism” was developed in the US to explain the link between radicalised religious attitudes and incautious behavior during the pandemic. Researchers Tymofii Brik, Maria Chayinska, and Tornike Metreveli show that this concept could be applied to Ukraine as well. New polling data collected on the eve of Easter 2021 confirm that there is a strong positive correlation between “Christian nationalism” of Ukrainians and their anti-vaccination attitudes.
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