The problem of vaccine mistrust

[Cartoonist]

Religion and vaccine refusal are linked. We have to talk about it.

https://www.vox.com/2019/6/19/18681930/religion-vaccine-refusal

We’re down to 15 states that have philosophical exemptions to vaccines and we have 45 states that have religious exemptions,” said Paul Offit, a vaccine researcher. “That’s because the minute anybody says, ‘This is my faith,’ we respect that in this country.”
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North America was the only high-income region where people who follow a religion were much more likely to say they side with that belief system over science whenever disagreements arise. That finding was driven primarily by the US, where measles has been spreading among religious communities in states that have allowed religious vaccine exemptions.
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After Edward Jenner developed the first immunization in 1796, he faced a backlash by clergy members who argued that vaccination acted against “God’s will.” Since then, religious concerns about vaccines have persisted in many parts of the world.
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Religious idiocy will always be with us. It must be "God's Will"