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From the UK Government website:
What COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca contains
One dose (0.5 ml) contains: COVID 19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S* recombinant) 5 × 10^10 viral particles
*Recombinant, replication-deficient chimpanzee adenovirus vector encoding the SARS CoV 2 Spike glycoprotein. Produced in genetically modified human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells.
The reference to HEK 293 is a cell line that was derived from Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) cells taken from an aborted baby.
Is it ethical to develop a vaccine using a cell line derived from an abortion performed in 1973?
What COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca contains
One dose (0.5 ml) contains: COVID 19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S* recombinant) 5 × 10^10 viral particles
*Recombinant, replication-deficient chimpanzee adenovirus vector encoding the SARS CoV 2 Spike glycoprotein. Produced in genetically modified human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells.
The reference to HEK 293 is a cell line that was derived from Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) cells taken from an aborted baby.
Is it ethical to develop a vaccine using a cell line derived from an abortion performed in 1973?