Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, is pictured at Baghdad International Airport during a welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis upon his arrival on March 5, 2021, on the first papal visit to Iraq. - Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/TNS
The Catholic Church is the latest global organization to throw its hat into the ring in an effort to encourage the world population to get a coronavirus vaccine. In a joint statement released on Friday, the Vatican’s bioethics academy and the World Medical Association vowed to correct “myths and disinformation” that are leading to vaccine hesitancy among many people worldwide. The statement goes on to address that in many countries where vaccine hesitancy is high, it is only so because of inequalities that have taken place throughout history that have led to suspicion growing toward pharmaceut...
