Same Rate Of White Evangelicals And Young Black Americans Hesitant On Vaccine. Media Condemns One Group, Defends Other.

As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to gather momentum, there has been a particular shift in media focus towards those either refusing to be vaccinated, or those expressing various levels of “vaccine hesitancy.”

In March, The Associated Press-NORG Center for Public Affairs Research released a poll which declared that “40% of white evangelical Protestants said they likely won’t get vaccinated, compared with 25% of all Americans, 28% of white mainline Protestants and 27% of nonwhite Protestants.”