US Catholics urge Biden to address vaccine access at G7 summit
Catholic Cares Coalition tells president that more needs to be done to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to poorer nations
Updated: June 10, 2021 07:58 AM GMT
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A Vietnamese official checks documents on a container carrying the first shipment of AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine doses as part of the UN global COVAX program as it arrives at Noi Bai International Airport Cargo terminal in Hanoi on April 1. (Photo: AFP)
A national Catholic group of over 50 religious and non-profit organizations is urging President Joe Biden to address global COVID-19 vaccine access during the upcoming G7 summit.
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WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 – A coalition of 28 U.S. Catholic organizations is marking World Health Day by announcing unified support to encourage constituents and faith communities to accept vaccination as an act of charity and solidarity with others that will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and build immunity against the virus.
The coalition is promoting vaccine equity in the U.S. and around the world, drawing on Catholic social teaching, for people who are underserved or marginalized. This includes communities of color, rural areas and others with limited vaccine availability in the U.S., as well as access for developing countries and among refugees and other displaced people who may not be citizens in their current home.