Abstract

The article examines the attitude of churches and religious organizations in Ukraine and their followers to vaccination against CoViD-19. It was established that immunization is one of the challenges of modern society, which concerns the sphere of religion as the refusal to vaccinate is often explained by religious motives. Churches and religious organizations in Ukraine demonstrate a common position on immunization as a voluntary and informed choice, emphasizing that this issue is within the competence of health professionals. One of the incentives that motivate believers to get vaccinated is the opening of vaccination points at temples. The attitude of believers to vaccination is not due to religious affiliation but to official information about the coronavirus and vaccination, which has a low level of trust.

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