CHICAGO- U.S. Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL), U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly and civil rights activist Michael Pfleger will join local leaders and activists from AIDS Healthcare Foundation and other local community organizations for a candlelight vigil in honor of the millions of lives that have been lost to complications from COVID related causes and to speak out in support of the US government continuing to share its surplus COVID-19 vaccine supply with hard-hit countries and those without access to vaccines around the globe. The vigil is set for Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 7:00pm at St. Sabina Church, 1210 W. 78th Place, Chicago, IL. The vigil follows recent remarks by President Biden addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York on global COVID vaccine access and shortages. At a point where nearly 4.7 million people worldwide have died from the novel coronavirus, 57% of the world population have yet to receive a single dose of any COVID-19 vaccine.
Thursday’s gathering is a part of AHF’s “VOW” Campaign, a global advocacy campaign to remind political and public health leaders at the federal level to continue to have the US swiftly share its unused vaccine supply abroad and to honor the millions of individuals that have lost their life to COVID related causes.
