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Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington is discouraging area Catholics from taking the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
A statement issued March 1 says the diocese s position is informed by guidance from the The Vatican, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and The National Catholic Bioethics Center. The entities contend there are moral and ethical issues based on the use of decades-old fetal tissue in the development of the vaccine. It is under the same guidance that the Diocese must instruct Catholics that the latest vaccine from Janssen/Johnson & Johnson is morally compromised as it uses the abortion-derived cell line in development and production of the vaccine as well as the testing.
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The Religious Debate Over the J&J Vaccine Explained
There’s been a heated debate among conservatives and religious leaders over whether getting vaccinated is “morally acceptable,” considering the leading COVID-19 vaccines, including those made by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, were made using specialized cell lines originally derived from human fetal tissue, also known as cell lines. The tissue isn’t in the shots themselves, but it was used in the testing or making of the drugs.
Some conservatives are urging the public to avoid certain drugs, but others, including The Pope, maintain getting vaccinated is a “moral imperative”.