Use of Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines is morally acceptable, say bishops

National Catholic Reporter ^ | November 25, 2020 | Julie Asher

[House Atreides]

Our family plans on getting the Moderna vaccine once higher priority (e.g., Medical/First Responders) folks have had their opportunities.

[OpusatFR]

I think we will wait a while to see if there are any long term effects from Mrna vaccines. Perhaps a year.

[madison10]

We will get one of those two.

[raybbr]

I stopped listening to anything the USCCB had to say when supported Bush’s “new America” and illegals.

[lightman]

Bishop Kevin Rhoades is not one of the good guys...he is one of the great guys.

We share some wonderful ecumenical history from his days in Harrisburg.

[rktman]

If you plan to buy groceries or travel you better get your vaccination card up to date. No vaccination, no vacation. Me, over 70 and auto-immune issues due to meds I take.

[Sam's Army]

"If you plan to buy groceries or travel you better get your vaccination card up to date."

Under what Constitutional authority?

[dinodino]

My family will take the vaccinations as well, at the first opportunity.

[dinodino]

Plenty of countries have had vaccination requirements for years—this is just one more to add to the list.

[rktman]

“Constitution? They don’t need no steenkin’ constitution!” Reference things like the sheriff in NYC being ordered to stop folks to see if they’re “violating” quarantine mandates.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/25/nyc-to-have-coronavirus-checkpoints-sheriff-warns-of-consequences-for-violating-quarantine/

[AggregateThreat]

Moderna’s chief medical officer says that vaccine trial results only show that they prevent people from getting sick — not necessarily that recipients won’t still be able to transmit the virus

https://www.yahoo.com/news/modernas-chief-medical-officer-says-064550238.html

Fauci: Early COVID-19 vaccines will only prevent symptoms, not block the virus
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/fauci-vaccines-will-only-prevent-symptoms-not-block-the-virus-195051568.html

[Jeff Chandler]

Although the USCCB is far from a definitive source on Catholic doctrine, I tend to agree with them on this issue.

I will stay alert for conflicting opinions.

[Sam's Army]

Yep. Big gubmint solves everything.

[Jeff Chandler]

FYI

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4347/rr-6

[House Atreides]

“...Fauci: Early COVID-19 vaccines will only prevent symptoms, not block the virus...”
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If by “not block the virus” Fauci (not my favorite source of Agenda-free, non-slanted information) means it will kill the virus, then he is correct.

[dinodino]

Not sure what your comment means—are you saying you don’t believe in vaccinations?

[rktman]

Thanks. Still, I’ve warned my cytokines they better behave or else.

[Sam's Army]

"Not sure what your comment means—are you saying you don’t believe in vaccinations?

Not sure what your comment means--are you saying the government should force vaccinations for a disease that has a survival rate of over 99%?

[dinodino]

How did you go from my comment that my family and I choose to take the vaccine, to me saying that the government should mandate it? I do not believe the government should mandate vaccinations. You really need to work on your reading comprehension, and maybe lay off the sauce.

[Sam's Army]

"You really need to work on your reading comprehension, and maybe lay off the sauce."

Oh my goodness!