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ArticleAJPM focus2025

Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022-2023.

Joshua T B Williams, Kate Kurlandsky, Kristin Breslin, Hannah Cruz, Amy Stein, Jo Ann Shoup, Liza M Reifler, Matthew F Daley, Bruno Lewin, Kristin Goddard and 6 more

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16 authors.

Joshua T B WilliamsAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado.
Kate KurlandskyAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado.
Kristin BreslinAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado.
Hannah CruzAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado.
Amy SteinAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado.
Jo Ann ShoupInstitute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
Liza M ReiflerInstitute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
Matthew F DaleyDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Bruno LewinKaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California.
Kristin GoddardKaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, Oakland, California.
Michelle L HenningerCenter for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon.
Jennifer C NelsonHealth Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Gabriela Vazquez-BenitezHealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Kayla E HansonMarshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Candace C FullerDepartment of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Simon J HambidgeAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The intersections of religion and vaccination became visible early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, initial pandemic data reporting associations between religiosity and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is nearly 5 years old and has methodologic limitations. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between religious service attendance, COVID-19 attitudes, and COVID-19 vaccination at the midpoint of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Methods: A survey of Vaccine Safety Datalink members, purposefully sampled by race, ethnicity, language, and pregnancy status (N=2,856), was administered from November 2022 through February 2023. Data were analyzed through weighting and multivariable logistic regression. Results: Overall, 960 people (33%) responded; 22.8% (95% CI=15.2%, 30.3%) identified as Catholic, and 21.7% (95% CI=14.6%, 28.9%) identified as just Christian. Overall, 28.1% (95% CI=19.4%, 36.8%) reported never attending services, whereas 19.0% (95% CI=12.3%, 25.7%) attended weekly or more often. Compared with never attending services, religious service attendance weekly or more often was associated with increasing bivalent COVID-19 Omicron booster vaccine hesitancy ( Conclusions: Observed associations between religious service attendance, vaccine attitudes, and trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourage meaningfully redefining public health and faith community partnerships oriented toward COVID-19-related education and disease prevention.

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COVID-19religionreligious service attendancevaccinevaccine hesitancy

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PMCPMC12446675

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