A recent study* found that greater religiousness was associated with lower intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The investigators suggest, “Highly religious individuals [may] trust informal informational sources whose contents may be dominated by anti-COVID-19 vaccination messages.” This webinar will examine the findings from the study in light of other research about religion and health behavior and consider the implications of this research for faith leaders and chaplains.

Investigator:
Ayokunle (Ayo) Olagoke is a doctoral candidate at the Division of Community Health Sciences at the School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC).
Her research interest is centered around understanding and designing interventions to promote safe vaccination among under-represented groups. She is a research fellow at the UIC School of Public Health Collaboratory for Health Justice. She is also a Research Scientist at the VA health administration, Hines.

Respondents:
Saneta Maiko, Chief Mission Strategist for Indiana United Methodist Conference

Rev. Mishca Smith, MDiv, BCC, Staff Chaplain, Rush University Medical Center

Moderator:
M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC, HEC-C
Program Manager & Clinical Ethicist, Medical Ethics
Research Chaplain, Spiritual Care & Education
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

*Olagoke AA, Olagoke OO, Hughes AM. Intention to Vaccinate Against the Novel 2019 Coronavirus Disease: The Role of Health Locus of Control and Religiosity. J Relig Health. 2020 Oct 30:1–16. doi: 10.1007/s10943-020-01090-9. Epub ahead of print.

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