Vaccination nation

[pgher]

Four Ohio universities sued by students, employees challenging schools' COVID-19 policies
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2022/01/08/students-employees-four-ohio-colleges-sue-over-covid-19-policies/9045575002/

This is mainly about the vaccine mandate from some private universities. It will be interesting to see if the lawsuits get anywhere.

I can't help but notice the other headline for an article linked to in the piece: Greater Columbus colleges cautiously approach spring semester as COVID-19 cases surge.

Slight correction: they are suing public universities.

[downer]

Yes, my mistake. Thanks for the correction.

[downer]

Religious exemptions for COVID vaccines: I've seen recent claims that refers to "the use of cell lines from aborted fetuses in the research, development and production of vaccines."

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-lawsuit-religious-exemption-vaccine-connecticut-20220224-qwqb5txhezgeblrn74llld23ou-story.html

Anyone know which vaccines that was for? Seems like it would have been a big issue if it is true and had been widely known.

[Puget]

Religious exemptions for COVID vaccines: I've seen recent claims that refers to "the use of cell lines from aborted fetuses in the research, development and production of vaccines."

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-lawsuit-religious-exemption-vaccine-connecticut-20220224-qwqb5txhezgeblrn74llld23ou-story.html

Anyone know which vaccines that was for? Seems like it would have been a big issue if it is true and had been widely known.

Early stages of development of most vaccines involves cell lines derived from long-ago aborted fetuses. The production of the vaccines does not.
The same is true of most medications, including most common over the counter medications that everyone raising this issue no doubt uses. If you want a religious exemption based on this, fine, but you also have to stop using most modern medicine then.

[Liquidambar]

The J&J COVID vaccine uses fetal cell lines for production, in contrast to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines that used fetal cell lines for development but not for production.  (source re COVID vaccines and another source mentioning some other vaccines)  Some people draw an ethical distinction based on whether the fetal cell use is in previous testing or whether it's actively being used to produce something that will be injected into them.