(Clearwater, FL) In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies are racing to provide a vaccine to prevent further spread of the disease. Unfortunately, Moderna, the company that has been recently touted in news headlines for its developing mRNA-1273 vaccine to fight the virus, uses aborted fetal cell cells.
Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director of Children of God for Life, a prolife organization whose mission is to end the use of aborted fetal material in vaccines and medicines, said her suspicions were raised after checking Moderna’s patents and in particular, the use of the Spike (S) protein.
The idea behind using this Spike protein in a vaccine with messenger RNA (mRNA) is to teach the patient’s immune system to produce its own protein antibodies to block and destroy the virus so the person will not become infected. Unfortunately, Vinnedge said her heart sank when she discovered that Spike protein was produced using HEK 293 aborted fetal cells.
“It was detailed in several science publications”, she said. “And in light of the public fear and panic, I did not want to be the bearer of bad news.” Vinnedge said the heavy burden of revealing that knowledge made her dig further into others’ research. That’s when she found another well- known pharmaceutical company had a better solution.
Enter, Sanofi Pasteur which is using its own recombinant DNA platform to produce a Covid-19 vaccine. According to the Department of HHS Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) reports, Sanofi is using the DNA of the baculovirus expression platform, which is also used in their licensed Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine.
As in most seasonal flu vaccines, the need to produce large quantities of vaccine quickly has been a problem for many years as pharmaceutical companies used chicken eggs to cultivate their viruses. It takes several months and millions of eggs needed to produce the vaccines and so many companies began to turn to other cell lines for faster production.
One such company was Protein Sciences whose recombinant DNA platform is based on insect cells. Their Sf9 cell line comes from the fall armyworm and is highly effective as a rapid growth medium. It has been used for several years in producing influenza vaccines. In 2017, Sanofi Pasteur bought Protein Sciences and is using this same platform for their newly developing Covid-19 vaccine which will allow them the flexibility to make millions of doses of vaccine quickly.
“This is great news for millions of people world-wide who are concerned with the use of aborted fetal material in life-saving treatments or vaccines”, stated Ms. Vinnedge. “There is a multitude of moral options that are safer and quite frankly, utilize a more modern technology.”
Vinnedge said she was particularly annoyed to see a recent article in the Washington Post trying to assert that President Trump’s ban on the use of aborted fetal tissue was blocking important research and treatments for Covid-19 virus.
“That accusation is laughable at best and nothing more than a political maneuver,” stated Vinnedge. “In fact, we have morally produced treatments for patients who are already infected, notably Hydroxychloroquine or Plaquenil. And there are more promising treatments on the way to prevent infection entirely. President Trump has done a great job of promoting morally responsible research ensuring that all Americans can have the protection they need.”
“It is deplorable that anyone would want to exploit the remains of aborted babies for financial profit especially when so many people will refuse to use those products because of their deeply held religious, moral and pro-life convictions?” she added. “We applaud the efforts of companies such as Sanofi Pasteur who are providing morally acceptable options!”
References
Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine news:
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/moderna-ships-mrna-vaccine-against-novel-coronavirus-mrna-1273-for-phase-1-study-2020-02-24
Spike S Protein Info:
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/suppl/2020/02/18/science.abb2507.DC1/abb2507-Wrapp-SM.pdf (Material and Methods)
https://www.sinobiological.com/research/virus/human-coronavirus-spike
Sanofi Pasteur Vaccine Info:
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/02/18/hhs-engages-sanofis-recombinant-technology-for-2019-novel-coronavirus-vaccine.html
https://www.fda.gov/media/123144/download (Sanofi Flublok Quadrivalent pack insert)
Washington Post article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/trump-ban-on-fetal-tissue-research-blocks-coronavirus-treatment-effort/2020/03/18/ddd9f754-685c-11ea-abef-020f086a3fab_story.html
Would like to contact Sanofi Pasteur to thank them once again for responsibly producing a safe and ethical Covid-19 vaccine. Any contact information?
John C. Reed, MD, PhD
Exec VP Global R&D
Sanofi Pasteur
Box 187 Discovery Drive
Swiftwater, PA 18370
I am happy to see that Sonofi Pasteur is looking into an ethical vaccine. Their pentacle vaccine, which is the DTaP, vaccine uses aborted fetal cells.
Does the Td vaccine by the same producer use aborted fetal cell lines as well?
Thank you for your efforts. I pray for your continued success in making the general public aware of the options. I also pray for your success in continuing to develop morally responsible vaccines.
It is Precious to have this information about the COV-ID vaccine.
Thank you for your efforts in the production of vaccines without the use of human fetal cells. I pray God will give your researcher wisdom needed. In Jesus name, amen.
GOD sees when we stand for RIGHTEOUSNESS! He is loving & gracious! & He is JUST- so He also will not let the wicked go unpunished. He will bring justice. Their judgement is coming. This nation must repent from its wickedness and sin. God’s opinion is the only one that matters-& His Words are recorded for us in the Bible. The Truth.
So THANK YOU! Praise God! God sees you & ur labor is not in vain.
Psalms 18:25-27: BLESSED are you!
Psalms 34:15-22,
Stand therefore! : Ephesians 6:14.
Thank you… Keep up the good work!
I believe that any products that are created/based upon an aborted human being MUST BE DISCLOSED!
Thank You. So greateful you found this out.
Be aware that the Chicken Pox vaccine Contains human fetus cells via Merck & Co. In 2008 my sons doctor (pediatrician) recommended my 1 ur old to get it. I refused and told him about it’s contents. He immediately got the ingredients list from the vaccine & read it to me. To his surprise it was listed! He didn’t even know!
It’s extremely important to use precise language when addressing human stem cells being used to produce vaccines.
Human cells harvested from voluntary human donation or from birth byproduct in association with normal birth (ie commonly referred to as afterbirth) and is not related to abortion or injury to a human. Is considered an ethical practice and considered acceptable by by those opposed to abortion.
These are not stem cells – HEK-293 used by Moderna comes from an aborted baby.
Is the Covid19 remedy offered by Regeneron morally acceptable?
Yes it is morally produced.
I was not aware that many vaccines contain aborted baby cells. How does Dignitas Personae deal with this?
Does the Vatican approve the use of vaccines using aborted fetal cells where no alternative is available?
The documents speak for themselves but in essence, one cannot use aborted fetal vaccines in good conscience without making your protest known to the pharmaceutical industry, health officials and the government.
Disagree, Regeneron uses a humanized mouse that they have patented from aborted baby parts and mice – they die after only a few months due to cancer – they claim they need new aborted babies to make new mice that do not die of cancer. How did they get a patent when the disclosure did not mention this use or that they would be creating a billion dollar product line of mice or have informed consent from BOTH the mother and father and certainly not the baby! So they rely on anonymous, unwanted, unknown background/genetics aboted babies?
Exactly! These companies are absolutely disgusting.
There are 2 Regeneron products – one morally produced, one is not:
Regeneron – Sanofi
Treatment for Covid-19
Kevzara – Uses Blood donor and Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO cells Package insert:
http://products.sanofi.us/Kevzara/Kevzara.pdf
And Patent:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US8080248B2/en
And
Regeneron – Antibody Treatment for Covid-19 REGN-CoV2
– Uses Blood donor and Chinese
Hamster Ovary (CHO) in the product
Used HEK-293 to develop Spike Protein and in testing
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nphParser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1
=10,787,501.PN.&OS=PN/10,787,501&RS=PN/10,787,501
And
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/suppl/2020/06/15/science.abd0831.DC1/abd0831_Baum_SM.pdf
Regeneron – Sanofi
Treatment for Covid-19
Kevzara – Uses Blood donor and Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO cells Package insert:
http://products.sanofi.us/Kevzara/Kevzara.pdf
And Patent:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US8080248B2/en
Regeneron
Antibody Treatment for Covid-19 REGN-CoV2 – Uses Blood donor and Chinese
Hamster Ovary (CHO) in the product
Used HEK-293 to develop Spike Protein and in testing
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nphParser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1
=10,787,501.PN.&OS=PN/10,787,501&RS=PN/10,787,501
And
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/suppl/2020/06/15/science.abd0831.DC1/abd0831_Baum_SM.pdf