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The role of religiosity in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Author(s) -

Louiegi L Garcia,

John Federick C Yap

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdab192

Subject(s) - religiosity , herd immunity , vaccination , covid-19 , psychology , medicine , immunology , social psychology , virology , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology

With the surge of COVID-19 cases worldwide, it is essential that vaccination be prioritized to facilitate herd immunity. However, there is vaccine hesitancy reflected in religiosity. This correspondence aims to understand religiosity as a factor that plays a role in vaccination hesitancy. Medical and scientifically sound evidence is influenced by religious beliefs resulting in varied responses toward getting vaccinated such as vaccination hesitancy.

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