CHRISTIAN POST/ Leonardo Blair-
NEW YORK — Citing Scriptures from Matthew and Galatians in the Bible’s New Testament, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed to wary members of one of New York City’s most storied black megachurches that he will not take the coronavirus vaccine until it’s available to “black, Hispanic and poor communities.”
In a pre-recorded message delivered Sunday at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, led by Rev. Calvin Butts III, Cuomo said even though as a public official he is a priority candidate to receive the vaccine and would love to take it, he won’t take his shot until it is also available to black, Hispanic and poor communities as part of his commitment to “social and racial justice.”
“I am committed to social and racial justice in the distribution of this vaccine. It will be available as fairly and as quickly as we can make it happen. Race or income will not determine who lives and who dies. And I mean it,” he said.
“And that’s why I say to you today that I want to take the vaccine. I move around a lot and come into contact with many people and I would feel much safer if I took the vaccine, but I will not take the vaccine until the vaccine is available for my group in black, Hispanic, and poor communities around the state,” he said. Continue reading…
