Pope Francis calls for the distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 to be intensified

Pope Francis insisted today that “the international community intensify its cooperative efforts so that all people have quick access to vaccines”, During his speech to the new ambassadors to the Holy See who have held their positions this year.

Francisco recalled that although a year ago many believed that the arrival of vaccines “heralded the rapid end of the pandemic (…) a year later we see how the COVID-19 continues to cause pain and suffering, not to mention the loss of life ”.

For this reason, he explained that “it is important that the international community intensify its cooperation efforts so that all people have rapid access to vaccines” and asserted that “it is not a question of convenience or convenience or courtesy, but of justice.” .

“The reality of the ongoing pandemic reminds us again that we are “a global community where the problems of one person are the problems of all ”, he said, citing his encyclical“ Brothers all ”.

He hoped that this experience would make the international community “more aware of the fact that we are one family, that each one of us is responsible for our brothers and sisters, without exception.”

And that this serves not only to address the current health crisis “But all the problems that afflict humanity and our common home: poverty, migration, hunger, terrorism, climate change, to name a few,” he added.

The pontiff, who turns 85 today, urged “to learn from this experience and open our eyes to see what is most important” as he found that “despite medical and technological advances over the years, something microscopic – an apparently insignificant apparently insignificant object- has changed our world foreverwhether we realize it or not ”.

He stated that what the world needs to learn from the pandemic is “the need to cultivate relationships and facilitate mutual understanding with people of different cultures and origins, to work together to build a more just world.” (I)