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As we discussed in the earlier section on vaccines, there remains a concern about the use of fetal tissue cell cultures (derived from aborted fetuses) in vaccine development, of particular concern to religious conservatives. However, of the first two COVID-19 vaccine candidates from Moderna and Pfizer, neither have used fetal tissue cell cultures in their actual production (though fetal cell cultures were used in early testing). Some other vaccine candidates, such as the Johnson and Johnson product, have used fetal cell lines in both early testing and in subsequent production.16-19 Current guidelines from many religious authorities recommend the use of such vaccines in spite of these concerns, based on the utilitarian idea that widespread immunization resulting in herd immunity is a desirable goal (see earlier discussion on moral complicity).
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