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Catholic Cares coalition was featured in Catholic Standard.

Mid-spring brought crisis levels of coronavirus infections to several countries around the world that were under-resourced and unprepared to ward off outbreaks and treat the sick.

As the classes ended for the academic year, Catholic schools across the United States served as vaccination sites for their communities. Partnering with local organizations to administer the vaccines, Catholic schools helped promote vaccine access to individuals 12 and older, who became eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on May 12th.

Canadian Jesuits International are hosting a webinar on Vaccine Equity on June 14th. This will be a discussion on the barriers to access COVID-19 vaccines for the world’s poorest people with internationally renowned speakers Fr. Charles Chilufya SJ, Dr. Sunita Narain, Dr. Katrina Plamondon and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs.

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is organizing a series of video conferences, under the title "Accompaniment of Healthcare Workers (Medical and Pastoral)," at which healthcare workers, who are at the frontline of care during this COVID-19 pandemic, will be sharing about their experiences, needs, challenges and expectations, during and after the pandemic.