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On vaccine hesitancy, what would Jesus do?

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Cate Gunn thinks she knows what Jesus would suggest in the vaccine debate. Photograph: Getty/EyeEm

Those claiming to be Christian and seeking religious exemption from vaccination (Digested week: which Squid Game are you on, my six-year-old asks, 8 October) should be asked: “What would Jesus do?” Since one of the few direct commandments he gave was “love your neighbour” and we know that being vaccinated will help to protect those around you, I think the answer is clear: “Get vaccinated!”
Cate Gunn
Colne Engaine, Essex

• Andrew Pollard confirms that refusing a Covid booster jab is just a waste of a dose (Individuals cannot solve vaccine inequality. If you’re offered a booster, take it, 12 October). But it still seems a global injustice. So as a group of friends meeting to celebrate a 70th birthday, we decided to take our jabs and contribute to Vaccinaid, which helps to deliver the Covax programme.
Harriet Hall
London

• As an 82-year-old reader, I am grateful to learn of the Nancy Pearl system (Letters, 14 October) and I have now put a question mark at the bottom of page 18 in the books on my to-read pile, but I am now worried about those who are now aged 100 or more. Are they able to start books?
Michael Harrison
Oxford

• Three cheers for the return of two pages of letters! Surely this will result in fewer of my letters being consigned to the Guardian bin?
Adrian Brodkin
London

• No Maria (Blondie’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!, 14 October)? You can’t be serious.
Richard Futter
Norwich

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