Pfizer has said its mRNA vaccine candidate does not contain foetal cell lines. The confirmation comes following a statement by Irish Catholic Bishops yesterday.
It questioned the use of human foetal cell-lines with origins in abortions, being used in the development and production of some vaccines for Covid-19.
Foetal cell lines were used to create vaccines for diseases such as hepatitis A, rubella, and rabies. Most vaccines currently available were developed using cell strains cultured from two foetuses that were aborted for other purposes in the US during the 1960s.
The bishops said it was morally permissible for Catholics to accept vaccines with foetal cell lines, especially if the potential risk to life or health is significant or if a