Julian Rotter (1966) introduced the concept of locus of control of reinforcement (LOC) as a generalised expectancy within his social learning theory. It refers to an individual’s generalised expectancy regarding the consequences of their own behaviour. The more an individual believes their behaviour affects what happens to them the more Internal (ILOC) they are. Contrastingly, the more a person perceives God, luck, fate, chance, or powerful others as the instrument by which they have no control over what happens to them, the more External (ELOC) they are. Previous research has demonstrated ELOC individuals are more likely to believe that their adverse health results from God’s will, fate, or something outside their control such as the Covid-19 pandemic. A literature review has shown that both LOC and strong religious beliefs have influenced whether an individual will follow official guidelines to mitigate the spread of Covid and/or their decision to take up the offer of a vaccine. We will analyse ALSPAC data collected in 2020 before the Lockdown on LOC and religious beliefs/behaviours plus that collected in the ALSPAC Covid questionnaires. How can we use this information to develop programmes to help externally controlled, highly religious individuals be more open to accepting of following official mitigation guidelines and offers of a vaccination.