A Walgreens health care professional prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTec COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 22 in Evanston, Illinois. (CNS/Kamil Krzaczynski, Reuters)
On World Health Day, April 7, a new group of 31 U.S. Catholic organizations encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine as an act of charity and solidarity with others.
The group also emphasized 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 the Catholic Health Association, noting the significance of announcing formation of the group on World Health Day and stressing the role faith-based providers can play as the world makes initial steps to recover from the global pandemic.