Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated, calling it "an act of love"

“Being vaccinated is an act of love,” he said in a public service announcement released Wednesday. “To ensure the majority of people are vaccinated is an act of love.”

The pontiff and six other church officials from North, Central and South America called getting inoculated a moral obligation.

“Thanks to God and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from Covid-19,” Francis said. “They grant us the hope of ending the pandemic, but only if they are available to all and if we work together.”