A new study highlights the correlation between the nationalist ideology of Christian “exclusivism” and the ongoing push back against vaccines, according to PsyPost.

The findings in the report titled, “Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World,” were compiled by authors Andrew L. Whitehead and Samuel L. Perry. While they noted that race does have a significant impact on the attitude toward vaccinations, they emphasized that race may be a secondary issue compared to the “modern-day anti-vaccine movement.”

“We propose that a particular ideological view unites many of these patterns to shape contemporary anti-vaccination (often called anti-vaxx) sentiment in the United States,” they wrote. In the assessment, they offered a breakdown of the anti-vaccine skepticism and how it relates to Americans with vetted interests and beliefs in Christianity, conservative politics, and antiscience.

“Although the anti-vaccine skepticism of racial minorities has its own unique sources in the historical abuses suffered at […]