{"id":15314,"date":"2025-11-13T18:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=15314"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T00:53:08","slug":"does-fetal-dna-in-vaccines-change-our-genetics","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/does-fetal-dna-in-vaccines-change-our-genetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Does fetal DNA in vaccines change our genetics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In a video, a Peter McCullough colleague\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicHulscher\/status\/1986598941501034615?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claims<\/a>\u00a0that vaccines are made using cells from old abortions, that they have pieces of fetal DNA in them, and that this DNA can integrate and combine\u00a0with a person\u2019s own cells.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]A number of scientists have found the conclusions about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26103708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paper\u00a0<\/a>referenced by McCullough, written by\u00a0Theresa Deisher, which self-references her own work, to be &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.feedback.org\/review\/article-claiming-vaccines-cause-autoimmunity-and-autism-due-to-fetal-dna-contaminants-found-unsupported-and-implausible-theresa-deisher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unsupported and implausible<\/a>.&#8221; As pointed out by Teja Celhar,\u00a0&#8220;the whole hypothesis of the author (which is misleadingly presented as fact) is based on the author\u2019s own measurements of fetal cell-derived DNA, which has serious methodological problems that could be easily prevented by RNase treatment. Additionally, the measurements should have been validated by a different method (e.g. qPCR, capillary gel electrophoresis) and ideally by an independent researcher\/institution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Viruses are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7149757\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbe9bc13b6c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740540030732000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0B6cIjCJv3U3l9dG8SIf2n\">obligate 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<p>Dr. Stanley Plotkin, in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLUv9oht3hC6TqM6ubm4UfosW0U_pZq0ak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db52413303f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740540030732000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0QN2wH9UF3UfYyExezN3jn\">series of videos<\/a>, explains how we can use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=to8SI6eDVbY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D72c4344702%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740540030732000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kSO4HWsQeJjnxJoAcEhLC\">fetal cell lines<\/a>\u00a0developed decades ago to manufacture vaccines today. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hillemanfilm.com\/stanley-plotkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D973f11960e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740540030732000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2YoJ-nuH-VTqz0cCf6_04s\">cell lines provided multiple advantages<\/a>, including absence of animal viruses, a fertile place for cell growth, and the immortality of the\u00a0cells\u00a0(meaning no new fetuses need be destroyed to make another cell line).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fetal cell lines used in vaccines come from decades-old sources and don\u2019t alter human DNA. 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