Hi there. The survey included in the article is very interesting. It reveals that faith-based approach supporting vaccine uptake could persuade the hesitant to get vaccinated. I wonder what kind of faith-based approach, i.e. wording, could be applied.

Not all anti-vaxxers are Evangelists. It disturbs me when two or more issues are lumped together.

As far as anti-vaxxers are concerned some are Evangelists, some are atheists or agnostics who have investigated, coming to different conclusions. I think all would do well to look at the details on the other side. I met Dr Andrew Wakefield, who started this whole thing. You'd be surprised that he is not a total anti-vaxxer. There is a middle ground. The middle ground states that it is taken too far unnecessarily...given too young before little bodies are able to synthesize it...not always clean,..over done. If you were to read, without vehemence and prejudice, you just might resist some vaccinations, & accept others. You might avoid some long term bad effects. This is a billion dollar industry and money motivations cause a lot of bad propaganda and vicious acts. You deserve the right to make an informed choice. I just got my Covid vaccine. That was my choice.

As far as Dr Wakefield is concerned...why did they destroy this researcher's career. ? Why did they threatened the safety of him and his family. Why was his home constantly under surveillance? He wasn't a criminal. He wanted to save children. He was not forcing anything on anyone. If they believed his conclusions were wrong, all they had to do was publish their reasons. So I conclude, they knew he was right and that his discoveries threatened their billion dollar wind fall. He was not an anti-vaxxer. He was a seeker of truth. What a shame because vaccinations are an important and necessary thing...but mishandled is a slap against the public and a slap against vaccinations. A lot of people have died that we don't get to hear about, let alone neurological problems - some obvious and others not attributed to this.

Please do not respond nastily to me. Don't threaten my life for voicing my opinion as some of you did once before. If you don;t like what I have said, just ignore it. I really don't want any hostility.

Hmm the title says “Anti-vaxxers” but according to the article, (“Chrissy Stroop writes,” which also can’t be copy pasted?) it’s the vaxxers who have the issues?

See how that works guys?
“I’m vaccinated, but I fear the unvaccinated” and this somehow makes sense to you?

Jeebus is thinking the flock.

Xian logic is so messed up. They don't believe in science but they do believe in an invisible magical man in the sky. They don't think medicine works bu they do think prayer works.

Belief in God really makes you stupid.

Again and again, all about 'me' and screw everyone else. Doesn't sound like thinking that would get one into 'paradise.'

I'm so sick of religion and the religious.
Their bullshit is far too dangerous to the general population.

I don't care if they are family or not.
I'm done with fucking morons.

I see it around here, the religious and the GOP/trump supporters/fox media watchers. Can't believe I still see trump signs.

Darwin wins again

I have neither time nor sympathy for the willfully ignorant.

Really??!! Ay maybe y’all oughta try some Agent Orange.

And we should care about these assholes because...?

Here, (England), it doesn’t seem to be religion based. Was really surprised to see a discussion on a workmate’s social media account about how they weren’t keen on getting vaccinated and load of similar comments from her friends. Many of them are mothers with pathogen carrying unvaccinated/ unvaccinable kids.
Cannot wait to get my 2nd vaccine and be further protected from incidental contact, but to have a kid going to school and not vaccinate? Who’s going to care for your kid when the family has Covid? (Although my niece did manage not to pass onto bro’s family when she had it).
Will still be sanitising to stop spread after vaccine, but this attitude is scary.