It’s normal to have questions or concerns about vaccines, but decisions surrounding them should be based on facts, not misinformation.
Some vaccines are made using cells grown in the lab from fetal tissue donated in the 1960s and 1980s.
These fetal cell lines are decades-old descendants, not the original fetal tissue.
No new fetal tissue or abortion is required to make or maintain these cell lines.
The final vaccine is a purified product that contains no fetal cells.
Do you have questions about vaccines? Feel free to send us a message!
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