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For some people, religious leaders might be most effective at communicating the importance of COVID-19 vaccination

Exclude from home pageBNG staff  |  May 19, 2022

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Vaccinating a substantial portion of society has been found to be the best way to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, but the pace of vaccination has slowed down since the vaccines were first made available to the public in December 2020.

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