Partnering With Churches to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake in Trustworthy Contexts

Lori B Bateman1, Allyson Hall1, Lonnie Hannon1

  • 1Lori Bateman, Melissa Ryan, Tiffany Osborne, Samantha Whitfield, Samantha, Grace Okoro, Catanya Stager, Susan Driggers, Jessica Rhinehart, and Mona Fouad are with the Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Allyson Hall is with the School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Lonnie Hannon is with the School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Valerie Jones is with the New Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL.

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