Religiosity and University Students’ Attitudes About Vaccination Against COVID-19


January 10, 2025

This journal article by Jelena Ilić Petrović, Uroš V Šuvaković, and Ivko A Nikolić examines factors, including religion, driving hesitancy among students in Serbia to vaccinate against COVID-19. The researchers conducted an online snowball sample covering 361 students of the teacher education faculties in Serbia. The questionnaire consisted...

by Kathy Erb

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Immunization Data from WHO and UNICEF


July 18, 2024

Each year UNICEF and the WHO release updated data on childhood immunization coverage. The data released in July 2024 reveals that 2.7 million more children missed out on life-saving vaccines in 2023 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. More than half of unvaccinated children live in 31 countries with...

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Role of Christian Health Organizations in Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination in Eastern Congo


October 5, 2023

This report is based on both quantitative and qualitative data that were triangulated to supplement each other and provide comprehensive insights into the role of religious leaders in three regions in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Religious leaders made some difference in promoting COVID-19 vaccination across all regions....

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Promoting Vaccination: A Toolkit for Collaborating with Faith Communities – Hindi Translation


July 25, 2023

This is a Hindi translation of a toolkit designed to equip faith actors and related stakeholders—such as Ministries of Health, medical and scientific bodies, and non-profit organizations that partner with or work alongside faith actors—with the information and tools needed to raise awareness, reduce misinformation, and address barriers...

by Kathy Erb

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