A couple of sociologists studies with the University of West Virginia immerse themselves in some of the most important factors that feed vaccine problems in the United States, including the denial of its effectiveness and skepticism about their safety. It is not surprising that one of the studies found that the factors that drive skepticism related to virus and COVID-19 pandemic are also linked to broader skepticism towards other aspects of science, including everything, from evolution to change to change climate.
As for Covid-19 general skepticism, one of the studies found that people who question science behind pandemic are also skeptical of science in general, although there is something a bit extra in the pandemic that exceeds that of other topics such as The climate changed.
This, the researchers say, may be due to the strong politicization of the policies surrounding the pandemic, with politically conservative beliefs that serve as a “predictor quite consistent” for skepticism. It was discovered that younger people were more likely than older adults to express skepticism about pandemic as well.Interestingly, the skepticism of evolution was less broad and more isolated for people living in the southern United States. The skepticism of science, in general, decreased with higher levels of education. Of particular prominence seems to be the issue of Christian nationalism, which is defined as different from the widest category of evangelical Protestants.
Christian nationalism, which includes things as beliefs that Americans are protected exclusively by God, was one of the greatest indicators linked to negative views on the COVID-19 vaccine and the vaccine to obtain it. Researchers point out that this group is more likely to reject public health measures on behalf of personal freedom, including the rejection of the vaccine.