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People who live in rural areas have an increased risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. According to the CDC, as of April 2021, the vaccination rate in rural areas lagged behind cities, and that could hinder the end of the pandemic.

Global faith leaders and senior health and humanitarian figures are calling on countries to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, warning that the world is “at a turning point."

To promote our shared mission of healing and alleviating human suffering worldwide, Catholic Health Association (CHA) invites its members and relevant partners to participate in a series of networking Zoom events to share information, ideas and effective practices for global health initiatives.

The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report highlights the disproportionate toll the pandemic has taken on Hispanic adults in the United States.

Join a for a webinar, Working with Faith-based and Community-based Organizations for a More Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign, hosted by CommuniVax.

Message on vaccine equity from Ted Penton, SJ, the Secretary of the Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology.

As COVID-19 vaccination campaigns accelerate in the world’s wealthiest countries, the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) in Rome joins the calls for concrete efforts to ensure an equitable and just vaccine allocation framework.

Catholic Cares Coalition was featured in America Magazine.

Sister Betty Reinders, a School Sister of St. Francis in Milwaukee, WI, was grateful to receive the Moderna vaccine. As part of the Catholic Cares Coalition, SOAR! promotes receiving the COVID-19 vaccination as an act of charity and solidarity with others to help prevent the spread of the virus.

Megan Gilbert, CRS' Communications Officer, and Emily Doogue, CRS' acting Technical Advisor on the COVID-19 response, join together o Facebook Live to discuss vaccine equity around the world.