White Evangelicals Are Least Likely to Get Vaccinated of Any Religious Group
March 5, 2021 There’s been a good deal of media handwringing about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans, with more than one campaign launching in an attempt to persuade skeptical Black Americans to make sure they get vaccinated. Those fears may or may not have been founded but in any case, a new study from Pew shows that Black Protestants are not actually the least likely faith group in the U.S. to get vaccinated. That honor goes to White evangelicals. The survey found that 54 percent of White evangelicals “definitely or probably” plan on getting vaccinated, the lowest of a...