Papal vaccine campaigns offered punishments and rewards 200 years ago

When popes were king, they ordered all their subjects in the Papal States to be vaccinated, using punishments and rewards to convince the hesitant and making sure the poor and the prisoners were inoculated as well. Vatican News recounted how, as a smallpox epidemic swept central Italy at the end of the 1700s and beginning of the 1800s,... Read More

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May 12, 2021

Put health before profits by making vaccine more available, pope says

Pope Francis has called for a global fight against the virus of “closed nationalism” and lack of concern for the poor by supporting “the temporary suspension of intellectual property rights” that prevent the widespread manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines. Describing himself as an “old man who does not dance or sing like you, but who believes, like... Read More

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May 7, 2021

‘Front-line’ priests should have priority access to vaccine, cardinal says

Priests who are ministering “on the front lines” in parishes, prisons and hospitals should be considered “at-risk” and receive priority in Covid-19 vaccination programmes, said the head of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy. Ongoing cooperation is needed between government and Church leaders “aimed at enabling clergy – at least those ‘in the care of souls’ –... Read More

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April 15, 2021

No to vaccine passports in church, says Christian group

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged not to impose controversial vaccine passports on churches in England. Christian Action Research & Education (CARE) told the PM the idea was ‘antithetical to the very nature of the church’, adding in a letter that ‘the imposition of vaccine certificates on churches would be unwelcome and a fundamental... Read More

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April 12, 2021

Catholic coalition stresses importance of Covid-19 vaccine for all

A new group of 31 US Catholic organisations has encouraged people to get the Covid-19 vaccine as an act of charity and solidarity with others. The group has also emphasised the need for vaccine equity in the United States and around the world. “This is a clarion call for us to act,” said Mercy Sr Mary Haddad, president and CEO of... Read More

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March 18, 2021

Quebec bishops distance themselves from Canadian bishops’ vaccine note

A note on Covid-19 vaccines from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops triggered nearly immediate responses from many bishops in Quebec, who felt it was “untimely” and lacked some clarity. Some Catholics were also concerned about the moral permissibility of receiving some of the currently approved Covid-19 vaccines, so the CCCB issued a clarification. “Catholics... Read More

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March 12, 2021

Catholic scholars: Any available Covid-19 vaccine is morally acceptable

A group of prominent Catholic scholars said they believe it is morally acceptable for anyone to receive any of the Covid-19 vaccines currently available in the United Kingdom and the United States. “Catholics, and indeed, all persons of goodwill who embrace a culture of life for the whole human family, born and unborn, can use these vaccines without fear of moral culpability” for... Read More

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March 7, 2021

Social media campaign launched against patents during pandemic

As members of the World Trade Organization consider a request to allow countries to waive certain types of intellectual property on Covid-19 vaccines and related equipment, Doctors Without Borders was promoting a social media campaign to put pressure on governments to choose global solidarity over profits. “This request for an IP waiver could be a... Read More

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March 5, 2021

Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine can be used in good conscience, says US bishop

The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Doctrine has reiterated that use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “can be used in good moral conscience.” “There’s no moral need to turn down a vaccine, including the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is morally acceptable to use,” Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South... Read More

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February 26, 2021

Vatican supports waiving some patent protections for Covid-19 vaccine

The Vatican has thrown its support behind an effort by India, South Africa and a host of developing nations to loosen international patent protections and speed up sub-licensing agreements for the production of Covid-19 vaccines, pharmaceuticals and personal protective equipment. “Despite the billions of taxpayer dollars invested in R&D (research and development), and announcements that Covid-19 vaccines... Read More

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Papal vaccine campaigns offered punishments and rewards 200 years ago

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