Point #3
The following are NOT opinions, but actual verifiable facts. Research any of it if you have doubts or just want to expand your knowledge.
3) DNA from aborted fetuses are used in several vaccines used today.
This is incorrect at every level. What is DNA? It's an acronym for deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. DNA is not the same as cells.
Some of the diseases we vaccinate against are caused by viruses. Viruses cannot reproduce on their own and require living cells ("host cells") to infect. After a virus infects a cell, it uses the cell’s own components to produce more copies of itself.
As vaccines were developed in the mid-20th century, it became apparent that some (but not all) disease-causing viruses could only be grown in cell cultures that used only a specialized, single type of cell (an immortalized cell line). There are two immortalized cell lines of interest here, WI-38 and MRC-5.
In 1962 (before effective birth control), a married Swedish woman with several small children fell pregnant, and felt her family could not support another baby. She elected to terminate the pregnancy. The fetus's lungs were sent to the Wistar Institute in Baltimore, where the cell line known as WI-38 was developed.
In 1966 in the UK, abortion was legal if the pregnancy "would damage a woman's physical or mental health". In that year, a British pregnant woman elected to terminate her pregnancy. The reason for approving the abortion was "psychiatric reasons". The fetus's lungs were sent to the UK's National Institute for Medical Research, where the cell line known as MRC-5 was developed.
There are other, non-human cell lines, in which some viruses will grow. In general, the vaccine production process is: create a growth medium to support the growth of cells. Introduce the viruses to grow in said cells. When it is time to harvest the viruses for vaccine production: through various filtering processes, remove the growth media; then, through other other filtering steps remove the host cells; then, further filter and purify the viruses for the final product, the vaccine.
But, is "DNA from aborted fetuses" used in vaccines? No. Fetal DNA is not used to make vaccines. Most vaccines are 0.5 ml, or 0.5 grams of water -- or about 1/2 a small metal paperclip. In that small volume, there maybe a few fragments of DNA. Paul Offit on the amounts
"There are perhaps nanograms of DNA fragments still found in the vaccine, perhaps billionths of a gram," he said. "You would find as much if you analyzed the fruits and vegetables you eat."
Vince Ianelli MD on "DNA in vaccines"
Lastly, even when small amounts of fragmented DNA is leftover in a vaccine, it can’t cause harm because “DNA from the vaccine is not able to incorporate itself into cellular DNA.”
>So, to summarize, why is the claim "DNA from aborted fetuses are used in several vaccines used today" incorrect, or wrong, or misguided? Because it is far from true.
Since it's so far from the verifiable facts, I'm going with
VERDICT: THE AUTHOR'S OPINION.
Here is the list of claims, with links to the discussion of each claim:
- Bonus: Claim that "I'm doing the research that your pediatrician NEVER had to do."
- #1 Combined doses of Vaccines have NEVER been tested for safety.
- #2 Vaccine manufacturers have been granted legal immunity from being sued when their products inflict damage.
- #3 DNA from aborted fetuses is in vaccines.
- #4 the CDC has been caught destroying and hiding evidence
- #5 outbreaks occur in populations that are up to 90-99% vaccinated -- herd immunity a myth
- #6 More people die from the MMR vaccine itself than die of the measles.
- #7 Peanut allergies were almost unheard of prior to the use of peanut oil in vaccines.
- #8 Multiple independent studies have shown vaccinated children are more likely to have asthma.
- #9 Information on vaccines is hidden from parents.
- #10 Vaccine package inserts prove the dangers of vaccines.
- #11 Doctors are bribed to vaccinate
- #12 Vaccine manufacturers and the CDC are only self-regulated
- #13 Doctors are ill-informed about vaccines
- #14 Vaccines cause SIDS&
- #15 Diseases have been renamed after the introduction of a vaccine.
- #16 The anti-vaccine movement isn't new
- #17 All live virus vaccines shed and cause diseases
- #18 Combining acetaminophen and vaccines is dangerous.
- Bonus: MTHFR gene variants and vaccination
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