In the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic much attention has been given to the personal decision to receive, or not, one of the COVID-19 vaccines. What initially started as strong encouragement to receive experimental vaccines has quickly moved to heavy handed mandates that intimidate, coerce and marginalize large numbers of people around the globe. This three-part series aims to help form one’s conscience by starting with the official teachings of the Catholic Church through the Catechism, applying the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Part I), a review of recent Vatican issued statements on receiving vaccines in their proper context (Part II) and then concluding with the data of real-world experience (Part III).
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