Should a Catholic accept vaccination?
Ask Father Tom: Vaccines and ethical considerations in light of COVID-19
Pope on Christmas: Share hope, promote peace, give vaccine to all
On a Christmas like no other, Pope Francis prayed for people who could not be with their families because of the COVID-19 pandemic and urged everyone to recognize and help those who are suffering even more.
Naumann: Vaccine objectors still have ‘responsibility to protect public health’
The bishops, responding to questions about moral concerns about vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, said the two were not directly connected to cell lines that originated with tissue taken from abortions, but there was a remote connection as both vaccines relied on an aborted fetal cell in one of the confirmatory lab tests.
Pro-life physician-led groups weigh in on development of COVID-19 vaccines
The Catholic Medical Association and three other physician-led organizations have expressed concern about the use of “abortion-derived fetal cells” in the development of some vaccines.
Use of Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines is morally acceptable, say bishops
While confusion has arisen in recent days in the media over “the moral permissibility” of using the COVID-19 vaccines just announced by Pfizer Inc. and Moderna, it is not “immoral to be vaccinated with them,” the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ doctrine and pro-life committees said Nov. 23.
WHO leader supports pope’s call for fair, global access to vaccine
The head of the World Health Organization, which has been strongly advocating rapid, fair and equitable access to potential COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.