US faith leaders get COVID-19 shot to curb vaccine reluctance
Washington DC, USAP More than two dozen clergy members from the capital region rolled up their sleeves inside the Washington National Cathedral and got vaccinated against the coronavirus Tuesday in a camera-friendly event designed to encourage others to get their own COVID-19 shots. The interfaith “vaccine confidence” event targeted in particular Black, Latino and other […]
US health experts Fauci and Collins dispense Thanksgiving COVID-19 advice at cathedral forum
RNS Beneath the neo-Gothic arches of Washington National Cathedral, Dr Anthony Fauci mulled over the question everyone is asking: Should families gather for Thanksgiving during the coronavirus pandemic? “I think every family unit needs to do a risk assessment,” said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at a Thursday forum. […]
Empty churches, food drive mark start of Easter weekend in coronavirus-hit US
New York City, USReuters As American Christians began Easter weekend under threat of the coronavirus, political leaders and health experts on Friday cautioned the faithful not to gather in churches or relax social distancing practices. Dr Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert and other health officials pointed to declining rates of coronavirus hospitalizations […]