Kamala Harris: "Getting Vaccinated Is The Very Essence" Of Bible's Command To "Love Thy Neighbor"

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris cites the Holy Bible while encouraging Americans to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 during a July 2021 event in Detroit, Michigan.

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KAMALA HARRIS: If you have not yet been vaccinated, you know, some people said, "I'mma wait. I want to wait and see how this all turns out, how everybody else is doing with it." Right? "So I'mma give it six months."

It's July. [laughs] It's time. It's time.

So it is time, and it is time to roll up your sleeves and get the shot. And if you already have, find someone who hasn't and help them. And talk to them as we are having this conversation now. Borne out of love, borne out of concern, and borne out of knowledge, again, that it will save lives.

You know, a couple weeks ago, I was down in Atlanta at Ebenezer Baptist Church. And it was good to be back there. And the church, of course, you all know this is the church where Dr. King preached. Until the day he died.

And today it is a place of worship. But as most places of worship, also a place of healing. It is a vaccination site. Then and now, a place of healing. And when I was there, I talked with a bunch of folks. And in particular, I met with a bunch of folks who had just been vaccinated. And the healthcare workers who administered the vaccines. And I said then what I will repeat today.

I do believe that the act of getting vaccinated is the very essence, the very essence of what the Bible tells us when it says "love thy neighbor." Right? Because what we know is, one can ask, well, who is one's neighbor? Is it the person who lives to my left, lives to my right? I know them. May borrow a cup of sugar. Right?

But what we know it means when we talk about "love thy neighbor" is that, yes, it may be the person next door, and it may be the man on the side of the road, and it may be a perfect stranger. And in the face of that stranger, you see a friend.

That's what this is about. And so by getting vaccinated, you are loving your neighbor.

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We are bringing the facts, the facts, not misinformation, the facts, directly to the people. And that's a big deal, as you all know. We got to get the facts out, because sadly, there's a lot of misinformation.

So let's know what it is and let's talk to our neighbors and our friends and say, "Here, let me tell you about the facts." Okay? The facts, one.

And two, bringing the vaccine directly to the people, okay?

So we have volunteers who are going door to door to give people information about the vaccines. Why? Because we shouldn't require that people knock on our door to find out what's going on.

Let's take it to the streets! Take it to the people. That's what we're talking about doing. Knock on those doors. "Hello, neighbor."

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