Academy for Life urges quick action to increase production of Covid-19 vaccines

Saying there is “too much antagonism and competition” as well as an obvious “risk of severe injustices” in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, the Pontifical Academy for Life called for international co-operation in setting up vaccine production sites around the world. The same kind of collaboration that went into the development of the vaccines must... Read More

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January 25, 2021

Mgr Anthony Figueiredo: Vaccinations and ethical conundrums

By Mgr Anthony Figueiredo The roll-out and administration of the Covid-19 vaccine are well underway at the Vatican, with Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI paving the way by receiving the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. A makeshift clinic has been set up in the atrium of the Pope Paul VI Audience Hall,... Read More

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January 21, 2021

Vatican begins vaccinating residents of its homeless shelters

As the Vatican health service continued vaccinating Vatican residents and employees against Covid-19, it also began offering the vaccine to homeless people who live in Vatican-owned shelters. The first 25 shelter residents were vaccinated on 20th January, the Vatican said, and more will be given the vaccine in the coming days. Members of the first group... Read More

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January 19, 2021

MPs call for teachers to be prioritised for Covid vaccines

MPs are calling for teachers to be added to the priority list for Covid-19 vaccinations. Speaking in Parliament, Catholic MP and former Education Secretary Damian Hinds called for vaccination prioritisation for key workers including teachers, once the highest-risk groups are covered. In his question to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Mr Hinds said this should be the... Read More

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January 18, 2021

Popes Francis and Benedict receive their first doses of Covid-19 vaccine

Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents on 13th January. The news was confirmed by Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican Press Office. While it has been reported widely that Pope Francis received the vaccine on 13th January, the retired pope’s... Read More

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January 14, 2021

Popes Francis and Benedict XVI in line for vaccination against Covid-19

The Vatican began vaccinating its employees and residents against Covid-19 on 13th January, giving priority to its health care workers, security personnel, employees who deal with the public and older residents, employees and retirees. Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI said they planned to receive the vaccine, but the Vatican provided no information about the timing of their... Read More

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January 11, 2021

Pope booked in for Covid-19 vaccine as he says everyone must get vaccinated

Everyone must take a Covid-19 vaccine on ethical grounds, Pope Francis has said, revealing he is set to receive it. From an ethical point of view, he said, “I think everyone must take the vaccine; it’s the ethical option because you are playing with your health, life, but you also are playing with the lives... Read More

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January 4, 2021

Vatican calls for equitable Covid-19 vaccine distribution

The Vatican’s coronavirus commission and the Pontifical Academy for Life issued a joint statement calling for a coordinated international effort to ensure the equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide. The document highlights the “critical role of vaccines to defeat the pandemic, not just for individual personal health but to protect the health of all,” the Vatican said in... Read More

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December 22, 2020

Vatican: Without alternatives, current Covid-19 vaccines are morally acceptable

The Vatican’s doctrinal office said that when alternative vaccines are not available, it is morally acceptable to receive Covid-19 vaccines developed or tested using cell lines originating from aborted foetuses. However, “the licit use of such vaccines does not and should not in any way imply that there is a moral endorsement of the use of... Read More

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December 22, 2020

Miami archbishop gets Covid-19 vaccine to show it’s safe and morally ethical

Admittedly not a big fan of needles and injections, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski winced as he was among the first South Floridians and became possibly the first US bishop to receive a Covid-19 vaccination. Florida public health officials administered Covid-19 vaccinations on 16th December at St. John’s Nursing Center, located near Fort Lauderdale on the north campus of Catholic Health Services... Read More

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