Biden says seminary COVID-19 vaccine clinic is example of “America at its finest”
RNS President Joe Biden visited a Virginia seminary chapel that is being used as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic as his administration moved up the date when he hopes all Americans will be eligible to get a vaccine. “We’re in a situation where we – I believe, by the end of this summer, we’ll have a […]
“Instead we pray”: Fearing lost wages, India’s urban poor shun COVID-19 vaccine
Chennai, India Thomson Reuters Foundation As a second wave of COVID-19 cases sweeps India, some poor city workers are shunning vaccination because they fear losing a day’s pay to get the jab, or possible side effects that could force them to skip work for longer. Authorities are scrambling to open vaccination centres in the slums, […]
Latino churches in Los Angeles County will now serve as COVID-19 testing sites
Los Angeles, US RNS A number of Latino churches in Los Angeles County will serve as sites for mobile walk-up and drive-thru COVID-19 testing to help curb the spread of the virus in a community disproportionately struck by it. Through a partnership with the county, congregations now offering this service are St Mary of the […]
US evangelical Christian and Orthodox Jewish leaders offer spaces for vaccine distribution
Washington DC, US RNS Two national religious groups, one evangelical Christian, the other Orthodox Jewish, have teamed up to offer their sacred spaces for vaccine distribution, hoping to assist government officials and private companies in the effort to combat the ongoing pandemic. In a recent editorial, Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, […]
Eight unusual places being used as COVID-19 vaccination centres
London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation As countries around the world roll out mass COVID-19 vaccination programmes, large public spaces from ice rinks to cathedrals are being repurposed as makeshift inoculation hubs. Here are eight of the more usual venues being used to host vaccination facilities: 1. A cathedral: The 800-year-old Salisbury Cathedral is one of several British […]