{"id":10533,"date":"2023-10-12T17:09:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=10533"},"modified":"2024-07-27T17:15:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T22:15:08","slug":"do-covid-vaccines-contain-fetal-cells","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/do-covid-vaccines-contain-fetal-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Do COVID vaccines contain fetal cells?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An old Project Veritas\u00a0video<\/a> is again making the rounds, spreading the false claim that COVID vaccines are made from the cells of aborted fetuses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]Viruses are\u00a0obligate intracellular parasites<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0need\u00a0host cells to grow. Since human cells are sometimes best for growing human viruses, some vaccines use\u00a0cell\u00a0lines derived from two elective pregnancy terminations back in the 60s. Because these\u00a0cell\u00a0lines are practically immortal, manufacturers can continue using this\u00a0cell\u00a0line; there are no new sources of human\u00a0fetal\u00a0cells.<\/p>\n

While the viral vector COVID vaccine does use\u00a0fetal\u00a0cells in vaccine production, the mRNA vaccines do not. Because we are only synthesizing the mRNA, and not growing the virus,\u00a0plasmids<\/a>\u00a0are used instead of human or other animal cells. Human\u00a0cell\u00a0lines were used in the early stages of mRNA technology development only to research that they would theoretically work. However, these cells are\u00a0not used<\/a>\u00a0in mRNA vaccine production.<\/p>\n

Even with the remoteness of the issue of abortion to the vaccines in use, some people still have moral questions.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Vatican\u00a0<\/a>advised adherents\u00a0in 2005<\/a>\u00a0 about the acceptability of receiving some live, attenuated vaccines. To further clarify that statement, the Vatican issued\u00a0another\u00a0statement in 2017<\/a>, which reads:\u00a0\u201cThe moral obligation to guarantee the vaccination coverage necessary for the safety of others is no less urgent.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pope Francis, who was\u00a0vaccinated in January\u00a02021, is\u00a0quoted as saying<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cI believe that morally everyone must take the vaccine.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Given the moral obligation to protect one\u2019s community and the unlikelihood that people will get to choose vaccines the way they choose toppings at Subway, people of all faiths should take the vaccine they are offered.<\/p>\n

Of course, people of other faiths may have their own hesitations about vaccines for similar reasons, so it is important for us all to build bridges with the faith-based organizations in our communities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Project Veritas video falsely claims that COVID vaccines are made from aborted fetal cells, but only the viral vector vaccine uses cell lines from the 60s, while mRNA vaccines do not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[189,188,194,218],"class_list":["post-10533","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-covid-19","jtf_topic_subjects-mrna-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-ingredients","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10536,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10533\/revisions\/10536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=10533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}