Vaccines Archives

Bioethicists urge COVID-19 vaccine research avoid abortion cell lines

Apr 28, 2020

A human vaccine trial begun last week in England has raised hopes that the COVID-19 coronavirus might one day be stopped in its tracks. However, ethicists have expressed concerns that the vaccine, developed at Oxford University, used cell lines obtained from an aborted child in the early 1970s.

By Charles Collins

Head of FDA urged to ensure any COVID vaccine be free of abortion connection

Apr 20, 2020

The chairmen of four U.S. bishops’ committees, joined by the leaders of several health care, bioethics and pro-life organizations, “urgently and respectfully” implored the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ensure any vaccines developed for the coronavirus “are free from any connection to abortion.”

By Catholic News Service

Whooping cough outbreak closes Catholic high school in Nevada

Oct 23, 2019

A whooping cough outbreak has prompted the closure of a Catholic high school in Reno until next week.

By Associated Press

Catholic agency works to ‘correct vaccine myths’ during Congo’s Ebola fight

Sep 26, 2019

A leading U.S. Catholic aid agency will be working to “correct vaccine myths” as the World Health Organization prepares to begin using a second experimental Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

By Crux Staff

Manila bishop urges Filipinos to have children vaccinated against polio

Sep 24, 2019

Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo called on Filipinos to have their children vaccinated against the poliovirus immediately after the nation’s health officials declared a polio outbreak.

By Catholic News Service

Final push begins for ‘people’s veto’ referendums on assisted suicide, vaccines in Maine

Sep 2, 2019

Organizers of ballot measures aimed at undoing the Death With Dignity Act, restoring religious exemptions for vaccines, and stopping taxpayer funding for abortions through Medicaid are making a final push for petitions to stop the laws from going into effect.

By David Sharp