Washington D.C., Mar 18, 2021 / 08:38 am
The White House on Wednesday claimed that Pope Francis has affirmed "the safety and efficacy" of the three COVID vaccines approved for use in the U.S.
However, the latest statement of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) on the morality of some COVID vaccines limited its judgement to "moral aspects" of their use, and not their "safety and efficacy." And while Pope Francis has strongly recommended that people be vaccinated against COVID-19, he has not commented on the safety of specific vaccines.
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked by Owen Jensen of EWTN News Nightly about "ethical concerns" regarding the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson.