GLOBAL JESUIT NETWORK COVID VACCINE ADVOCACY CONTINUES, AS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION APPEARS FAVOURABLE! (Makes you think, Eh?)

BY ISN STAFF | May 12, 2021

As vaccination rates increased this spring across the U.S. and other wealthy countries, low-income countries were left behind. In a global effort, Jesuit and other Catholic leaders and partners worldwide committed to advocating on behalf of those without access. 

In February, Jesuit partners in Africa wrote to President Biden and other world leaders, stating that the opposition to the waiver “is contributing to the deepening global crises of inequality.” The Jesuits’ Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) on Monday, May 10, also released a statement strongly calling for justice in the global allocation of COVID-19 vaccines. “The Society of Jesus is committed to engaging in advocacy at the local, national, and international levels with like-minded organisations to ensure that all individuals, no matter where they live, have access to the COVID-19 vaccine,” reads the statement from Fr. Xavier Jeyaraj, S.J., Secretary of SJES. “Nobody will be safe from the virus until everyone is safe, underscoring the need for increased justice and solidarity in addressing this global issue.” The statement was signed by the presidents of all six Jesuit conferences worldwide. 

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