The Bishop of Buckingham has joined several church leaders in a campaign to target Covid vaccination misinformation.
This is part of the NHS-backed #GiveHope campaign, where bishops and church leaders have joined forces in sharing video messages to encourage communities in seeking accurate information on vaccines, hold local conversations, and encourage one another to take up offers of vaccines.
The video on the #GiveHope campaign
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Several bishops and leaders have taken part which include Buckingham’s Bishop, Alan Wilson.
Sarah Bowie, who is the communications officer at the Diocese of Oxford, said: “While uptake of the vaccine so far has met Government targets, significant numbers indicating mistrust, including in some UKME communities, mean that some people in younger age-groups may be less likely to take up the vaccine than the groups targeted to date.”
Alan Wilson, the Bishop of Buckingham
Appearing in a compilation video are Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, Olivia Graham, Bishop of Reading, Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London, who leads the Church of England's recovery group, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover, Philip North, Bishop of Burnley, Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Truro, Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield, Guli Francis Dehqani, Bishop of Loughborough and bishop designate of Chelmsford, Martin Gorrick, Bishop of Dudley, Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham, Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury and Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham.
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Meanwhile, many more church leaders and individuals have been sharing their personal messages of encouragement using the hashtag #GiveHope.
The campaign aims are:
• Have a conversation,
• Offer information
• Practical support
• Engage and share
If you would like to add your voice to the campaign, you can share a video using the hashtag #GiveHope, or download the toolkit to use in your local area.
The united churches campaign is being convened by YourNeighbour.org in collaboration with the Government and the NHS.
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