Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine morally wrong? Catholic bishops caution just that – By Sam Dorman (FOX News) / Mar 2 2021
Archdiocese urged Catholics to use Moderna’s or Pfizer’s vaccines instead
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging people to seek alternatives to coronavirus vaccine produced by Janssen, a company of Johnson & Johnson, arguing that the product raises additional moral concerns through its connection to aborted fetal cells.
In a press release Tuesday, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades said that people should instead take Pfizer’s or Moderna’s vaccines if possible.
“[I]f one can choose among equally safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccine with the least connection to abortion-derived cell lines should be chosen,” the statement from Rhoades reads. “Therefore, if one has the ability to choose a vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccines should be chosen over Johnson & Johnson’s.”
On Friday, the Archdiocese of New Orleans released a similar statement warning that “the latest vaccine from Janssen/Johnson & Johnson is morally compromised'” read from the Archdiocese.
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