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Merck, the vaccine's manufacturer, acknowledged that those cells were originally obtained from an electively aborted fetus. They were used to start a cell line, which is a cell multiplied over and over again to produce cells that are of a consistent genetic makeup. The WI-38 cell line is used as a culture to grow live viruses that are used in vaccines.
Vaccines Developed Using Human Cell Strains
"Merck, as well as other vaccine manufacturers, uses two well-established human cell lines to grow the virus for selected vaccines," Merck said in a statement to ABC News. "The FDA has approved the use of these cell lines for the production of these Merck vaccines." Some childhood vaccines, including the one against rubella -- which is part of the MMR vaccine given to millions of children worldwide for measles, mumps and rubella -- is cultured in "WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts," according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's fact sheet on the vaccine's ingredients.
Other common vaccines, including those for chicken pox, hepatitis and rabies, are also propagated in cells originating from legally aborted human fetuses, according to the FDA. Quoting Dr. Theresa Deisher on this subject:
"Vaccines with fetal cells, such as measles-mumps-rubella, chickenpox and hepatitis A are not only morally problematic"
originally posted by: gmoneystunt
a reply to: anton74
I don't believe its secret, its just not something you hear about often. I only added Dr. Pro-life because ABC News did not list Hepatitis A and Chickenpox Vaccinations. Thanks for the info on her and clarifying her objective
originally posted by: gmoneystunt
Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the vaccine education center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said "There are perhaps nanograms of DNA fragments still found in the vaccine, perhaps billionths of a gram"
And to remove human fibroblast cells entirely from vaccines is out of the question, Offit explained, noting they are necessary because human viruses don't grow well in animal cells.
"They have also been tested for safety and the fetal cells can go through many more divisions than most other cells before dying," he said.
originally posted by: Cloudbuster
First of all this reply is in genuine interest, it is not said or written in a snarky tone, But how do you know that there is no dna from the original babies remaining in the cells still being used, are you some specialised person who is checking out the cells with the correct equipment, or is that what big pharma has led you to believe. We all know that the medical pharma people lie about stuff, have you read the Henriette Lacks story? a reply to: Pardon?