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Date: October 04, 2021 12:51AM
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/10/03/covid-clashes-show-need/"President Russell M. Nelson noted that the world is “still dealing with the ravages of COVID-19 and its variants,” and thanked those in the 16.6 million-member faith “for following our counsel and the advice of medical experts and government officials in your own communities.”
Nelson, a former heart surgeon, and the faith’s top brass consistently have urged members to be vaccinated against the virus, assuring them that the shots have proved “safe and effective.”
Some Latter-day Saints have pushed back against that call — although vaccination rates did rise briefly in Utah after the church’s latest plea in August. A survey from Public Religion Research Institute this past summer showed that 65% of Latter-day Saints were classified as vaccine acceptors."