Pope Francis to have covid jab in days 'Ethically everyone should take vaccine'
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Pope Francis said on Saturday he planned to have a COVID-19 vaccination as early as next week and urged everyone to get a shot, to protect not only their own lives but those of everyone else.
"I believe that ethically everyone should take the vaccine," the Pope said in an interview with TV station Canale 5. "It is an ethical choice because you are gambling with your health, with your life, but you are also gambling with the lives of others."
The Vatican City, the smallest independent county in the world, has said it will shortly launch its own vaccination campaign against the coronavirus.
"Next week," the Pope said, "we will start doing it here, in the Vatican, and I have booked myself in. It must be done."
Pope Francis breaks silence on Trump supporter US capitol riots
The Pope broke his silence on the incident saying he was “astonished” by the mob storming the Capitol building. The Pope also called upon Americans to “reject violence”.
Speaking to Canale 5, in an interview that will air Sunday, Pope Francis said he was “amazed” at the violence on Wednesday as he regards the US as “so disciplined in Democracy.”
He said even in “the most mature reality, there is always something that doesn’t work, people who take a path against the community, against democracy and against the common good”.
The Pope went on to state violence “must always be condemned, regardless of those who perpetrate.
“Thank God this exploded, so it can be seen, so it can be remedied.”
The Pope has previously questioned Mr Trump’s faith in Christianity 2016, when flying back from Mexico.
He said to reporters at the airport: “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.
“As far as what you said about whether I would advise to vote or not to vote, I am not going to get involved in that.
“I say only that this man is not Christian if he said things like that.”
Pope Francis also said in the interview with Canale 5 choosing to be vaccinated against coronavirus is “ethical”.
He added: “I believe that ethically everyone should take the vaccine. It is an ethical choice because you are gambling with your health, with your life, but you are also gambling with the lives of others.”
The Pope expressed his hopes everyone will get the jab to protect lives, and shared he signed up to be vaccinated in the coming weeks.
Pope Francis, 84, had part of one lung removed during an illness as a young man in Argentina, making him potentially vulnerable to the disease.
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