Praise and Prick: Pennsylvania Pays Churches to Convince Members to Get Vaccinated

Praise and Prick: Pennsylvania Pays Churches to Convince Members to Get Vaccinated
St Paul Cathedral, the mother church of the Pittsburgh Diocese in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Aug. 15, 2018. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
Beth Brelje
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Many who have chosen not to get the COVID-19 shots have cited religious objections. Now Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration wants church leaders to bring vaccination events into churches.

Pennsylvania’s public health leaders want to “harness the power of community trust in statewide faith-based organizations” to convince folks to get a COVID-19 shot. That is according to the mission statement of the Faith-based Organization Coalition, which is being formed under the state’s Department of Health and is expected to launch April 11.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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