Vaccines and other entanglements with abortionFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
As the new COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, several people have told me, "I don't want a vaccine with any connection to abortion." This is a valid sentiment that most of us would likely echo. ...
Must Catholics refuse a COVID-19 vaccine made with a cell line from an abortion? Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
In the wake of announcements from multiple pharmaceutical companies about safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, many are expressing ethical doubts about whether it is OK to take these vaccines. Do Catholics ...
Should I get vaccinated?Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Recently, many people have been reaching out with questions about vaccines. So, I thought it would be helpful to mention some of the most common ones and try to provide some answers. -- Are there sound ...
Is mandating a COVID-19 vaccine ethical? Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Virginia State Health Commissioner, Dr. Norman Oliver, told a local news station in August 2020 that he planned to mandate COVID-19 immunizations for Virginians once a vaccine becomes available to the ...
COVID-19 vaccine mythsFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Several popular myths about COVID-19 vaccines have been gaining traction on social media in recent months, particularly in regard to messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines being developed by Moderna, Sanofi, Pfizer, ...
Tragedies in human medical experimentation Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Between 1932 and 1972, a series of highly unethical medical studies were performed on a group of 400 African-Americans by doctors from the U.S. Public Health Service. Officially referred to as the "Tuskegee ...
Spiritual lessons from the pandemicFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us with a great deal of uncertainty: uncertainty about how contagious the virus is and about the best way to treat it; uncertainty about how long our personal immunity ...
Accelerating vaccine development Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Creating a new vaccine and bringing it to market typically requires more than a decade of research and clinical testing. Many companies and research groups are working overtime to shorten this timeline ...
