Vaccine Hesitancy and How the Faith Community Can Help
World Immunization Week is an ideal time to celebrate this life-saving intervention and take stock of what we learned from COVID vaccine hesitancy. The challenge public health officials faced with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance may have raised the profile of vaccine hesitancy, but it is not a new phenomenon....
How To Have a Conversation about the COVID Vaccine
By Erika Henderson, CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern For over 200 years, vaccines have been used to protect against viruses. When COVID-19 hit, producing a vaccine was the clear course of action. The vaccine was successfully developed, but not without controversy. In addition to the evidence-based information that...
Key Takeaways from Strategic Engagement of Religious Leaders in COVID-19 Vaccination Webinar
“Religious factors are the third most frequently cited reason for not getting vaccinated, and so the voice of the religious community is absolutely critical,” said Ellyn Ogden, MPH, USAID Coordinator for Polio Eradication and COVID-19 Vaccine Access in a webinar co-hosted by World Vision and CCIH on October...
Christian Health Association of Ghana Engages Faith Community in Vaccine Outreach
An interview with Dr. James Duah, a Public Health Physician from the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) about how CHAG provides and encourages vaccination services, by Cassady Mecate, Baylor University MPH Candidate and CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern. Dr. James Duah is the Deputy Executive Director at...