Turkey's religious leaders try to persuade skeptics to get vaccinated
Published 29 Jul,2021 via Hürriyet Daily News - An initiative has been launched by local religious community leaders to encourage people to get vaccinated in time as authorities are concerned about growing vaccine hesitancy among people who have refused to get jabbed even though their turn has come.
Local religious leaders, known as mele in Turkey’s east, have been trying to persuade people who have grown skeptical towards getting vaccinated especially as eastern provinces mostly lack behind with vaccination rates compared to the rest of the country.
Speaking to Demirören News Agency, Tayyip Elçi, chairman of the Madrasah Scholars Foundation (MEDAV), called on all citizens to be vaccinated.
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