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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: EvaH on 03/03/2021 14:36:55

Title: Are animals used in making the coronavirus vaccines?
Post by: EvaH on 03/03/2021 14:36:55

Manogna asks:

Which animal is used in making the vaccine for coronavirus?

Can you help?

Title: Re: Are animals used in making the coronavirus vaccines?
Post by: Colin2B on 03/03/2021 23:33:35

Quote from: EvaH on 03/03/2021 14:36:55

Manogna asks:

Which animal is used in making the vaccine for coronavirus?

Can you help?

The approval process confirmed that there are no animal products in the Pfizer or AstraZenica vaccines.

Title: Re: Are animals used in making the coronavirus vaccines?
Post by: evan_au on 05/03/2021 10:27:25

I understand that the Novavax protein-based vaccine is grown in Moth cells (not real moths).

The Astra-Zeneca vaccine is a live virus, which is grown in human cells (not real humans).
See: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-02-12/covid-19-vaccine-oxford-astrazeneca-adenovirus-csl-manufacturing/13140104

All live-virus vaccines (eg Johnson & Johnson) must be grown in a culture of some animal cell.
- After all, SARS-COV2 uses human cells as factories to produce more SARS-COV2 virus...

See: https://theconversation.com/new-covid-19-vaccines-heres-how-the-promising-novavax-and-johnson-and-johnson-jabs-work-154289