Louisiana Considered

Louisiana Considered: Solutions for vaccine hesitancy among white evangelicals

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A vaccinator prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at Cypress Bayou Casino. April 7, 2021.
Phoebe Jones
  • Patrick Madden hosted this Wednesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered.
  • Kaiser Family Foundation Associate Director for Public Opinion Ashley Kirzinger, Dartmouth College John Philips Professor in Religion Randall Balmer and Southwestern Seminary Land Center Director and pastor Daniel Darling join us for a roundtable discussion about what can be done to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation targeted at white evangelical conservatives, who are less likely to get vaccinated than any other religious demographic.

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Patrick was the Regional News Director for the news collaboration between WRKF Baton Rouge and WWNO New Orleans, from 2019 through 2023.
Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.