A fundamental Christian argument for vaccine promotion

Joseph Renus F Galang; Justine Renus F Galang

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdab271

A fundamental Christian argument for vaccine promotion

J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Aug 25;44(3):e425-e426. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab271.

Authors

Joseph Renus F Galang^{1

2}, Justine Renus F Galang^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Theology and Religious Education Department, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, 0922 Manila, Philippines.
² Graduate School, Angeles University Foundation, 2009 Angeles City, Philippines.
³ Department of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Angeles University Foundation, 2009 Angeles City, Philippines.

Abstract

A recent correspondence highlighted the need to change the COVID-19 vaccine narrative to combat vaccine hesitancy by stressing that vaccination is a moral act. The said article was in response to another correspondence which said that science and religion must work together for vaccine promotion. This article presents a fundamental Christian argument for vaccine promotion by saying that God may have provided an answer to the pandemic through the COVID-19 vaccine.

Keywords: COVID-19; Catholic Church; Christianity; vaccine hesitancy.

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MeSH terms

COVID-19 Vaccines / therapeutic use
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Catholicism*
Christianity
Humans

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines