Amid global vaccine inequality, Vatican weighs ethics of booster shots
Vatican CityRNS While Catholic US President Joe Biden received his third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, experts at the Vatican on Tuesday considered the ethics of such “booster shot” distribution in wealthy countries when many in other parts of the world have yet to receive the first dose. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who heads the Pontifical […]
Vatican seeks all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican’s bioethics academy and the World Medical Association on Friday called for an all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and correct the “myths and disinformation” that are slowing the fight against the coronavirus. In a joint statement, the groups said some vaccine reluctance in poorer countries is rooted in historical inequalities and […]
ESSAY: A REMINDER WHY GENE-EDITED EMBRYOS ARE A TERRIBLE IDEA
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHARLES CAMOSY, associate professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University in the US, argues that some key questions have to be answered before society permits gene editing…