{"id":517098,"date":"2021-05-17T08:21:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=517098"},"modified":"2021-05-17T08:21:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:21:05","slug":"watch-rio-de-janeiros-christ-the-redeemer-statue-lit-up-with-vaccine-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rio-de-janeiros-christ-the-redeemer-statue-lit-up-with-vaccine-message\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Rio De Janeiro\u2019s Christ The Redeemer Statue Lit Up With Vaccine Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-rio-de-janeiros-christ-the-redeemer-statue-lit-up-with-vaccine-message%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=517098&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1209777606.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Christ the Redeemer statue was lit up on Saturday with a message advocating for equal access to coronavirus vaccines in Brazil and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The words \u201cVaccine Saves\u201d and the same phrase in Portuguese, \u201cVacina Salva,\u201d were projected onto Brazil\u2019s famous landmark over the weekend, a message promoting equal access to coronavirus vaccines as developing countries struggle to obtain enough doses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.8625\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s landmark Christ the Redeemer was lit up with a message promoting vaccine equality <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aPJo53DCQS\">pic.twitter.com\/aPJo53DCQS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1393979558769143808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Beneath the main message on the statue shone the Portuguese phrase\u00a0\u201cunidos pela vacina,\u201d which is translated as \u201cunited by the vaccine,\u201d the name of an initiative of\u00a0the Mulheres do Brasil Group, a human rights group focused on women in Brazil. The logos of the initiative and parent group were also displayed. In photos and videos of the illuminated landmark, a group of people can be seen posing wearing t-shirts with the same slogan.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cunited by the vaccine\u201d project describes itself as \u201ca civil society movement that brings together hundreds of entities, companies, associations and NGOs, united for a single purpose: to make it possible to vaccinate all Brazilians until September 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the statue was lit up as a doctor with a\u00a0medical coat\u00a0and stethoscope and the words \u201cthank you\u201d on Easter Sunday to honor healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Brazil set up a vaccination station under the Redeemer statue, where residents can receive the Chinese-made CoronaVac shot on a hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n<p>Other religious landmarks around the world have been converted into vaccine stations as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/buzz\/weirdest-covid-jab-sites-around-the-world-dracula-castle-museum-whale-cathedral-disneyland-3729974.html\">including<\/a> several British cathedrals including the 800-year-old Salisbury Cathedral. In the U.S., churches across the country have <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/ny-state-of-politics\/2021\/01\/23\/new-york-plans-vaccine-pop-up-sites-at-churches\">offered<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2021\/02\/24\/covid-vaccine-sites-churches-offer-vaccinations-help-us-rollout\/4550240001\/\">their spaces<\/a> as pop-up sites for vaccination drives.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil\u00a0is one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic, seeing more than 15.6 million cases of the coronavirus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/world\/americas\/brazil-coronavirus-cases.html\">according<\/a> to data from state governments. More than 435,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the country as of Sunday evening. Brazil has 211 million people.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Brazil recorded a national record of more than 4,200 deaths in a single day as it fought to control the spread of a\u00a0more contagious variant of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe acceleration of the epidemic in various states is leading to the collapse of their public and private hospital systems, which may soon become the case in every region of Brazil,\u201d Brazil\u2019s national association of health secretaries wrote in March in a <a href=\"https:\/\/g1.globo.com\/bemestar\/coronavirus\/noticia\/2021\/03\/01\/conselho-de-secretarios-divulga-carta-com-sugestoes-de-medidas-urgentes-contra-iminente-colapso-das-redes-publica-e-privada-por-causa-da-covid.ghtml?utm_source=meio&#038;utm_medium=email\">statement<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cSadly, the anemic rollout of vaccines and the slow pace at which they\u2019re becoming available still does not suggest that this scenario will be reversed in the short term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s 27 health secretaries recommended lockdowns in areas where no ICU beds are available as well as a strict curfew. The secretaries blamed a\u00a0\u201clack of coherent and unified national leadership in the reaction to the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday, the U.S. has reported nearly 33 million cases of the coronavirus, and more than 585,000 people have died.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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