Vaccination Hesitancy Among Greek Orthodox Christians: Is There a Conflict Between Religion and Science?

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic vaccines were highly anticipated in order to help contain the spread of the virus and mitigate its impact. However, when the vaccination program began, some minorities were reluctant to get vaccinated for numerous reasons. Specifically, at that time in Greece...

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Authors: Issaris, Vasileios (Author) ; Kalogerakos, Georgios (Author) ; Milas, Gerasimos Panagiotis (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2023
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 1373-1378
Further subjects:B COVID-19 vaccination
B Greek orthodox Christians
B Vaccination hesitancy
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