Pope Francis urges the faithful to get vaccinated.
The 84-year-old sovereign pontiff said getting the Covid-19 vaccine was an "act of love".
Love for yourself, love for family and friends, love for everyone, ”he continued.
He called on all believers to get immunized.
Getting vaccinated is a simple way to promote the common good and take care of each other, especially the most vulnerable.
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- Pope Francis (@Pontifex_fr) August 18, 2021
"Thanks to God and the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us against Covid-19," Pope Francis said in a video intended to support the "It's up to you" initiative, a campaign by promotion of vaccination in the United States and other countries in the Americas.
"Hope to end the pandemic"
For Pope Francis, the arrival of vaccines against Covid-19 is a "hope to end the pandemic".
He nevertheless issued a condition: "these vaccines must be available to everyone and there must be mutual aid between the countries".
He also added that vaccination was a way to "take care of each other" and "promote the common good".
Concluding his message, Pope Francis affirmed that "everyone had the opportunity to put their stone to the building".
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A few months ago, the Sovereign Pontiff pleaded for Vaccines against Covid-19: Pope Francis supports a temporary lifting of patents in order to promote “universal access to vaccines”. He even spoke of "narrow nationalism" which prevents the "internationalization" of vaccines.
