Cruelty of Covid Vaccines -- References

Covid vaccines were produced and/or tested with morally dubious ingredients:

• Aborted Fetal Cell Lines
• Fetal Bovine Serum

 

• Abortion is tantamount to murder, a grave violation of Genesis 9:6.
• Deriving benefit thereof and  compensating the company for this product, thereby funding future research and development of new fetal cell lines, is a grave violation of Torah Law. (Maimonides Mishne Torah, Laws of Murder 2:1)
• The desecration of any human corpse is a violation of Deuteronomy 21:23.

The following references document that Aborted Fetal Cell Lines were used in the production and/or testing of the covid-19 vaccines:

 

1.      1. Pfizer:

Aborted fetal cell line HEK293 was used:

Arunachalam, P.S., Scott, M.K.D., Hagan, T. et al. Systems vaccinology of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in humans. Nature 596, 410–416 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03791-x [SEE “REPORTING SUMMARY”]

HEK293 is a fetal cell line, derived from kidney tissue of an aborted female embryo in 1973: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HEK_293_cells

 

2.      2. Moderna:

Aborted fetal cell line HEK293 was used: 

Corbett, K.S., Edwards, D.K., Leist, S.R. et al. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine design enabled by prototype pathogen preparedness. Nature 586, 567–571 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2622-0 

 

3.      3. Johnson & Johnson:

Aborted fetal cell line PER.C6 was used:

·  Tostanoski, L.H., Wegmann, F., Martinot, A.J. et al. Ad26 vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 severe clinical disease in hamsters. Nat Med 26, 1694–1700 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1070-6

·   Johnson&Johnson. (2020, March 30). Johnson & Johnson Announces a Lead Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19; Landmark New Partnership with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; and Commitment to Supply One Billion Vaccines Worldwide for Emergency Pandemic Use. Retrieved August 22, 2021 from Johnson & Johnson Announces a Lead Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19; Landmark New Partnership with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; and Commitment to Supply One Billion Vaccines Worldwide for Emergency Pandemic Use | Johnson & Johnson (jnj.com)

·   Janssen Pharmaceutica. (2021, August 19). Our Innovative Vaccine Technology Platforms – Advac and Per.C6. Janssen. Retrieved August 22, 2021 from Janssen Vaccine Technologies | Janssen EMEA

·   PER.C6 is a fetal cell line, derived from the retinal tissue of a healthy 18-week-old fetus aborted in 1985: PER.C6 Cell Lines - Creative Biolabs The abortion was willfully induced, a "socially indicated abortus -- abortus provocatus," performed "simply because the woman wanted to get rid of the fetus…" Dr. Alex van der Eb See https://www.liveaction.org/news/guide-fetal-cell-lines-aborted-vaccine-development/ quoting from https://web.archive.org/web/20030329164343/https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/01/transcripts/3750t1_01.pdf

 

Note: Pfizer’s and Moderna’s products are mRNA vaccines. Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine is Recombinant Adenovirus Serotype 26 (Ad26).

For a list of other medications that were produced and/or tested using aborted fetal cell lines, see below [footnote 2]

 

• Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is inhumanely collected from live calves without anesthesia.
• This practice (live dissection of animals) is a grave violation of Genesis 9:4.
• Causing excessive suffering to animals is a violation of Exodus 23:5

The following references document that Fetal Bovine Serum was used in the production of the covid-19 vaccines:

1.      1. Pfizer:

Arunachalam, P.S., Scott, M.K.D., Hagan, T. et al. Systems vaccinology of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in humans. Nature 596, 410–416 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03791-x

 

2.      2. Moderna:

Corbett, K.S., Edwards, D.K., Leist, S.R. et al. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine design enabled by prototype pathogen preparedness. Nature 586, 567–571 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2622-0 

 

3.      3. Johnson & Johnson:

Mercado, N.B., Zahn, R., Wegmann, F. et al. Single-shot Ad26 vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques. Nature 586, 583–588 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2607-z

The following references discuss the ethical dilemma of how Fetal Bovine Serum is produced:

• The Use of Fetal Bovine Serum: Ethical or Scientific Problem? (March 2002)
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11396187_The_Use_of_Fetal_Bovine_Serum_Ethical_or_Scientific_Problem [1]
• Alternatives to laboratory animals: ATLA 30(2):219-27
• DOI:10.1177/026119290203000208
• Source: PubMed

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[1] Abstract: “Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is a common component of animal cell culture media. It is harvested from bovine fetuses taken from pregnant cows during slaughter. FBS is commonly harvested by means of a cardiac puncture without any form of anaesthesia. Fetuses are probably exposed to pain and/or discomfort, so the current practice of fetal blood harvesting is inhumane. Apart from moral concerns, several scientific and technical problems exist with regard to the use of FBS in cell culture. Efforts should be made to reduce the use of FBS or, preferably, to replace it with synthetic alternatives.”

[2] Some other common medicines that were reportedly developed and/or tested using Aborted Fetal Cell Lines. Please note that some of these medicines existed and were in use long before they were tested on Fetal Cell Lines. Furthermore, these medicines are curative/therapeutic, not preventative. Regarding whether one should make use of any of these medications, please consult your local rabbi who has researched contemporary fetal cell line development. (Most sadly haven't)