LDS Church kicks in $20M toward global COVID vaccination push
Latter-day Saint Charities’ contribution to UNICEF is largest private donation to date and will help bring 2 billion doses to nearly 200 countries by year’s end.
(Photo courtesy of UNICEF and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the COVAX Facility are loaded onto a truck for transport in Accra, Ghana, on Feb. 24, 2021.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.