Many Evangelicals say they won’t be vaccinated against Covid-19. Some experts say distrust and misinformation have played a role

CNN — At Pastor Tony Spell’s Sunday sermon this week, he preached a different kind of message than usual to his congregants: Don’t trust Covid-19 vaccines. CNN News and information “silos” are also playing a part in vaccine hesitancy among Evangelicals, who listen to conservative media hosts who question the vaccines or outright denounce them, Perry said. “I don’t know anybody.” Perry said leaders like Spell “have really bought into this idea that if I continue to, to sow this narrative where people feel victimized and fearful and angry, I can continue to build my audience, build my own credibility in this group of people that says, ‘Yeah, everybody else is untrustworthy but you.’” At Life Tabernacle Church, a handful of people who CNN spoke with said they were not interested in getting the vaccine. Jeff Jackson, a Life Tabernacle Church parishioner, told CNN he believes vaccines are “detrimental to your health.” Patricia Seal, also a Life Tabernacle Church parishioner, said while she loves former President Donald Trump, “when he was talking about getting the shot I said, you can have it all you want. I don’t want it.” Jacob McMorris, another Life Tabernacle Church parishioner, said he also doesn’t want to get a vaccine.