Vaccines
The arrival of vaccines for Covid-19 has been hailed by most people as a cause for hope and rejoicing. At last, the newspaper headlines says, a light at the end of the tunnel! But what if the urgent desire to bring the virus under some kind of control has led to a lack of restraint in the development process? What if our longing to hug people has caused us to embrace ethically-dubious methods of production? Could our attempts to escape one disaster cause another? Christians should think carefully about these things and there are trustworthy resources to help us with this. Can these vaccines be trusted? Writing for The Gospel Coalition, Joe Carter has produced, “The FAQs: What You Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines” . His thoroughly-linked document includes information about how vaccines work, including mRNA technology, and how they have been properly tested in such a short time frame. His summary paragraph states: “This is an unprecedented blessing that would have been considered
