Thank you for the information! Good news for pro-lifers as well since the Novavax vaccine did NOT use fetal stem cells at any stage of research and development or production; just like Moderna and Pfizer.
Some of the after-the-fact (in other words, they already had produced the vaccine, bottled it, and readied it for shipping) confirmatory testing did use fetal stem cells, but that’s due to FDA requirements for independent testing, beyond Novavax’s control, and wasn’t used to make the product. It would be effectively the same as if someone tested Tylenol today with fetal stem cells. That wouldn’t make Tylenol unethical. It was produced and bottled without using fetal stem cells. Novavax used insect cells for their R*D and testing.
The Oxford/Astrazeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccine candidates DID use fetal stem cells in their R&D and in-house testing. Fetal stem cells are NOT in the final product, but they are definitely tainted by the use of cells originally obtained from abortion.
Novavax says:
“About NVX-CoV2373
NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine candidate engineered from the genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. NVX-CoV2373 was created using Novavax’ recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and is adjuvanted with Novavax’ patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19. Over 37,000 participants have participated to date across four different clinical studies in five countries. NVX-CoV2373 is currently being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials: a trial in the U.K that completed enrollment in November and the PREVENT-19 trial in the U.S. and Mexico that began in December.”
To me (as an interested layman) this seems to be a different technology than the Pfizer and Moderna. My gleanings indicate that the Johnson & Johnson and the Oxford are both based on non-human cold viruses?
Novavax mentions Operation Warp Speed. Seems as though Trump had his fingers in a lot of pots, hedging his bets. Not only did he support a bunch of different vaccine approaches, he paid for the manufacture of candidates long before any tests were conducted. Now, rather than recognizing his amazing foresight, he is blamed for not having enough vaccine. No one else ever thought of his approach and were prepared to sit around 5 - 10 years to see if anything would happen.